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 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, it was all over the place.

 I stopped to get some Strength and Courage to help me run this race,

 but then my blanket 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 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."

Ron DeMarco & Friend C Copyright 1990

 ~Used With Permission Only~

Let us all shop for more of the following:

Patience, Love, Understanding, Wisdom,

Faith, Charity, Holy Ghost, Strength,

Courage, Grace, Salvation, Master,

Prayer, Peace, Joy, Song, and Praise.

"We can find it here

Or at Heavens Grocery Store!"