Gods gift

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> >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."
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> >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 Ghost
> >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."
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