HEAVEN’S GROCERY STORE
As I was walking down
life's highway many years ago
I came upon a sign
that read Heavens Grocery Store.
When I got a little
closer the doors swung 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 what you could
not carry
you could come back
for more
First I got some
Patience.
Love was in that same
row.
Further down was
Understanding,
you need that
everywhere you go.
I got a box or two of
Wisdom
and Faith a bag or
two.
And Charity of course
I would need some of
that too.
I couldn't miss the
Holy Ghost
It was all over the
place.
And then some
Strength
and Courage to help
me run this race.
My basket was getting
full
but I remembered I
needed Grace,
And then I chose
Salvation for
Salvation was for
free
I tried to get enough
of that to do
for you and me.
Then I started 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 put
that in,
For I knew when I
stepped outside
I would run into sin.
Peace and Joy were
plentiful,
the last things 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 asked
"Really now,
How much do I
owe?"
"My child"
he said, "God paid your bill
a long, long time
ago."
This poem has been
printed for you with love and for
good luck. It
originated in the Netherlands and has been
around the world 9
times.