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 opened wide,
and then I found myself standing inside.
I saw a host of ANGELS.
They were standing everywhere.
One handed me a blanket 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 it was all over the place.
I stopped to get some STRENGTH and COURAGE
to help me run the race.
By then my blanket was getting full,
but I remembered I needed some 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 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 had to put it in,
for I knew that when I stepped outside,
I would run right 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 politely asked,
"How much do I really owe"?
The Angel smiled again and said,
"MY CHILD, JESUS PAID YOUR BILL A LONG TIME AGO."
~ by Ron DeMarco ~
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copyright 1990
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