Gwenyfur

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."