I was walking down life's
highway
A long time ago.
One day I saw a sign that
read
"HEAVEN'S GROCERY STORE."
As I got a little closer,
The door
came open wide,
And when I came to myself,
I was standing inside.
I saw a host of Angels,
They were standing everywhere.
One
handed me a basket and said,
"My child, shop with care.
Everything a Christian
needs
Is in that grocery store,
And all you can't carry ...
Come
back the next day for more."
First I got some PATIENCE,
LOVE
was in the same
row.
Further down was UNDERSTANDING,
Needed everywhere you go.
I got a box or two of WISDOM ,
A bag or two of FAITH,
I just couldn't miss the Holy Ghost,
For
He was all over the place.
I stopped to get some STRENGTH
and
COURAGE to help me run
this race;
But then my basket was getting full,
And I remembered I
needed GRACE.
I didn't
forget SALVATION
,
Which like the others
was free,
So I tried to get enough of that
To save both you and me.
Then I started to the counter
To pay my grocery bill,
For I
thought I had everything
To do my Master's will.
As I went up the
aisle,
I saw PRAYER and I had to
put it in,
For I knew when I stepped outside,
I would run right into
SIN.
PEACE
and JOY were plentiful,
They were on the last
shelf.
SONG and
PRAISES
were hanging near,
So I
just helped myself.
Then I said to the Angel,
"How much do I
owe?"
The Angel smiled and
said,
"Just
take them everywhere you go!"
Again I politely
asked,
"How
much do I really owe?"
The
Angel smiled again and said,
"MY CHILD ...
JESUS PAID YOUR BILL A
LONG TIME AGO!"