HEAVEN'S GROCERY STORE
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 human
needed was in that grocery store. And all you couldn't
carry, you could come back the next day for more. First, I
got some PATIENCE: LOVE was in the same row. Further down
was UNDERSTANDING: you need that 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 it was all over the place. I stopped
to get some STRENGTH, And COURAGE to help me run this
race. By then my basket was getting full, But I
remembered I needed some GRACE. I didn't forget
SALVATION, for SALVATION was free, So I tried to get enough of
that to save both you and me. Then I started up to the
counter to pay
my grocery bill, For I thought I had everything to do the
MASTER'S
will. As I went up the aisle, I saw PRAYER: And I just had
to
put that in, For I knew when I stepped outside, I would run into
sin.
PEACE AND JOY were plentiful; they were last on the shelf.
SONG
and PRAISE were hanging near, so I just helped myself. Then
I
said to the angel, "Now, how much do I owe?" He smiled and said, "Just
take
them everywhere you go." Again, I smiled and said, "How
much
do I really owe?" He smiled again and said, "MY CHILD, GOD PAID
YOUR
BILL A LONG, LONG TIME AGO."