St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center

 Thought for the Day

Last Updated April 19, 2000

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.
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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.
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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.
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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, TIME AGO."
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Authors
Ron DeMarco & Friend

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