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. 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. 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. Then some Strength and Courage to help me run this race. My basket was getting full but I remembered I needed Grace. 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. 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, “Now 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.”

“God’s storehouse is always open to his children and is always free. We unlock its bounty through prayer: “The cry of the righteous is the faith act of the child of God which opens the door of the Father’s storehouse of goodness, truth, and mercy, and these good gifts have long been in waiting for the son’s approach and personal appropriation.” Read more teachings of Jesus about prayer