Shop in Heaven's Grocery Store
I was walking down life's highway a long time ago,
One day I saw a sign that said "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,
And one angel said, "My child, be sure to shop with care."
Everything a Christian needed was in that grocery store,
And what you couldn't carry you could come back again 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 he was every place.
I stopped to get some strength and courage to help me run the race
By then my basket was getting full, but I remembered I needed grace.
I didn't forget charity, for charity was free,
So I tried to get enough to serve 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 put that in
For I knew when I stepped outside, I would ruin right into sin.
Peace and joy were plentiful, they were on the very last shelf
Repentance was hanging nearby, so I just helped myself.
Then at the counter my choices piled high, I asked how much I owed
He just smiled and said, "Take them with you wherever you go."
"Really, sir," I argued, "for all this - How much do I owe?"
He smiled and said, "My child, Jesus paid your bill long ago."
"We don't accomplish anything in this world alone... and whatever
happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the
weavings of individual threads form one to another that creates
something." -- Sandra Day O'Connor, Judge, Supreme Court
