Heaven's Grocery Store by Ron deMarco

I was walking down life's highway 

a long, long time ago.  

One day I saw a sign that read, 

"HEAVEN'S GROCERY STORE."  

As I got a little closer, the door opened wide, 

and I found myself 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 if you couldn't carry it all, 

you could 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, 

for SALVATION 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 that in, 

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 PRAISE were hanging near, 

so I just helped myself.   

Then I said to the angel, 

"Now, how much do I owe?"

He smiled again and said,  "MY CHILD, 

JESUS PAID YOUR BILL A LONG, LONG TIME AGO."