The Grocery List...

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Special Grocery List

 

Louise Redden, a poorly dressed lady with a look of

defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store.

She approached the owner of the store in a most

humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a

few groceries.

 

She softly explained that her husband was very ill

and unable to work, they had seven children and they

needed food.

 

John Longhouse, the grocer, scoffed at her and

requested that she leave his store at once.

 

Visualizing the family needs, she said:

"Please, sir! I will bring you the money just as

soon as I can."

 

John told her he could not give her credit, since she

did not have a charge account at his store

 

Standing beside the counter was a customer who

overheard the conversation between the two. The

customer walked forward and told the grocer that he

would stand good for whatever she needed for her

family.

 

The grocer said in a very reluctant voice, "Do you

have a grocery list?"

 

Louise replied, "Yes sir.O.K" he said, "put your

grocery list on the scales and whatever your grocery

list weighs, I will give you that amount in groceries.

 

Louise, hesitated a moment with a bowed head, then

she reached into her purse and took out a piece of

paper and scribbled something on it She then laid

the piece of paper on the scale carefully with her

head still bowed.

The eyes of the grocer and the customer showed

amazement when the scales went down and stayed down.

 

The grocer, staring at the scales, turned slowly to

the customer and said begrudgingly, "I can't believe it."

 

The customer smiled and the grocer started putting

the groceries on the other side of the scales. The scale did

not balance so he continued to put more and more

groceries on them until the scales would hold no more.

 

The grocer stood there in utter disgust. Finally, he

grabbed the piece of paper from the scales and looked

at it with greater amazement.

It was not a grocery list, it was a prayer, which said:

 

"Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this

in your hands."

 

The grocer gave her the groceries that he had

gathered and stood in stunned silence.

 

Louise thanked him and left the store.

The other customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to

the grocer and said;

"It was worth every penny of it.. Only God Knows how

much a prayer weighs