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 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, you need 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 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 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 I had to put it in,

for I knew when I stepped outside, I would run into SIN.

PEACE and JOY were plentiful, they were on the 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."