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“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What
shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For
after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly
Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But
seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all
these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do
not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own
things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
Matthew 6:31-34(NKJV)
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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.'
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