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 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; 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, 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 I just had to put thatin,
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 PRAISES were hanging near, so I just helped myself.

Then I said to the angel, "Now, 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 and said,"MY CHILD, JESUS PAID YOUR BILL A LONG TIME AGO."

by Ron DeMarco and Friend