2003-11-25 - 3:19 p.m.
[email] Shopping in heaven
Shopping
in Heaven
I was walking
down life's highway, back a while ago.
One day I saw a sign that
read,
As I got a
little closer
the door opened wide,
I was surprised and
curious,
so I decided to go inside.
I saw a host of
Angels,
They were standing everywhere.
One handed me a basket
and said,
"My Child, shop with care."
First, I
gathered some 
.
was in the same
row.
Further down
was
(you need that
where ever you go).
Then I picked up
,
and a box of
.
I wasn't sure
what to get next
so a walked a little more,
the aisles were
countless,
this was a HUGE store!
I continued on
to find
and 
to help me run
life's race;
By then my
basket was getting full,
but I remembered
I needed some 
.
I couldn't pass
up 
,
for 
was completely
free,
so I tried to
get enough
to save both you and me.
and 
were
plentiful;
they were right
on the next shelf.
were hanging
near,
so I gladly
helped myself.
Then I started
toward the counter
to pay my grocery bill,
for I thought I had
everything I needed
to do the MASTER'S
will.
But as I headed
to the register
I noticed a
display of
,
Oh how could I
forget
with it so splendidly placed
there!
So, as I ended
my shopping spree
I grabbed a bottle from the bin,
for I knew
when I stepped outside,
I would eventually run into
sin.
Then I asked the
angel,
"Now, how much do I owe?"
She
answered,"Nothing."
"just take them everywhere you
go."
In complete
confusion again I asked,
"How much do I REALLY
owe?"
She beamed a
glorious smile and replied,
"Jesus paid your bill a long time
ago."