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 Christian needed was in that grocery store. 
     And all you couldn’t carry, you could come back 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 HE 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 knew I needed Grace.
     I didn’t forget Salvation, for Salvation that 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,
thinking I had everything to do the Master’s will. 

     Going up the aisle, I saw Prayer: and 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, Jesus paid your bill a long, long time ago.” 

by Author Unknown