HEAVEN'S GROCERY STORE

As I was walking down life's highway many years ago I came upon a sign that read 
Heavens 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 could not carry you could come back for more.  
First I got some PATIENCE.  LOVE was in that same row.  
Further down was UNDERSTANDING, you need that everywhere you go.  
I got a box or two of WISDOM and FAITH a bag or two.  
And CHARITY of course I would need some of that too.  
I couldn't miss the HOLY SPIRIT it was all over the place.  
And then some STRENGTH and COURAGE to help me run this race.  
My basket was getting full but I remembered I needed GRACE, 
And then I chose SALVATION for Salvation was for free 
I tried to get enough of that to do 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 things 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 "Really now, how much do I owe?" "My child " he said,
 "God paid your bill a long, long time ago." 
This poem has been sent to you with love and for many blessings. 
It originated in the Netherlands...