Heaven's Grocery Store/all I need

[ladylovesJesus]

Happy Shopping!

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 came 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 Christian needs is in that grocery store.
And all you can't carry, come back the next day for more.

First, I got some PATIENCE;
LOVE was in the same row.
Further down was UNDERSTANDING;
needed 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,
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,
and I remembered I needed GRACE.

I didn't forget SALVATION,
which like the others was free.
So I tried to get enough of that
to save 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 had to put it in,
For I knew when I stepped outside,
I would run right into sin.

PEACE AND JOY were plentiful;
they were on the last shelf.
SONG and PRAISE
were hanging near, so I just helped myself.

Then I said to the angel,
"How much do I owe?"

The angel smiled and said,
"Just take them everywhere you go."

Again, I politely asked,
"How much do I really owe?"

The Angel smiled again and said,
"MY CHILD, JESUS PAID YOUR BILL A LONG, LONG TIME AGO."

Authors
Ron DeMarco & Friend
© 1990

 

[shon201]

This is so nice!! I loved it. Is it okay to use this poem in my church newsletter?

 

[ladylovesJesus]

Hello there shon

I would say it is ok to use it in a church newsletter to bless others as long as you include the author who wrote it to give him the credit for it.

I think it is truly a blessing when we find this type of information on the internet as it speaks directly to us.

God bless :rainbow: :rose: