...the grocery list

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The 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 request and suggested that

she leave his store. Visualizing her family needs she said, " Please sir

I will bring you the money as soon as I get it " . John told her he could

not give her credit, as she didn't 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, in a very reluctant voice, said " Do

you have a grocery list? " .

 

Louise replied " Yes sir "

 

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

this in your hands. "

 

The grocer gave her the groceries that he had placed on the

scales and stood in stunned silence. Louise thanked him and left

the store. The customer handed a fifty-dollar bill to John and

said, " It was worth every penny of it " .

 

It was sometime later that John Longhouse discovered the scales

were broken... therefore only GOD knows how much a prayer weighs.

 

-- Unknown

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Hello Friends,

 

Hope that this finds you well. I've read this but forgot to save a

copy and this came my way today. Sometimes reminders come our way.

 

Have a great day.

 

Harold

http://gemsofthought.tripod.com/poetry/

 

 

 

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