Heaven's Grocery Store

I ran across a short story that I thought was worth sharing:

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