Heaven’s Grocery Store

As I was walking down

Life’s highway many years ago

I came upon a sign that read

“Heaven’s 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 couldn’t carry

You could come back for.

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 of wisdom

And a bag or two of faith

And Charity of course

I’d need some of that too.

I couldn’t miss the Holy Ghost

It was all over the place

And then I chose salvation because

Salvation was free for you and me.

Then I started to the counter

To pay my grocery bill

For I thought I had everything to do the masters 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 thing on the shelf

Song and praise were hanging near so I just helped myself.

Then I said to the Angel, “How much do I owe?”

He smiled and said, “Just take them everywhere you go”

Again I asked, “How much do I owe?”

“My child he said, God paid your bill a long time ago!”