Footprints.One night a man had a dream. He
dreamed he was walking along the
beach with the Lord. Across the sky
flashed scenes from his life. For
each scene, he noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand: one belonging to him and the other to
the Lord.
When the last scene of his
life flashed before him, he looked
back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along
the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also
noticed that it happened at the
very lowest and saddest times of
his life.
This really bothered him and he
questioned the Lord about it. "Lord,
you said that once I decided to
follow you, you'd walk with me all
the way. But I have noticed that
during the most troublesome times of my life, there was only one set
of footprints. I don't understand
why when I needed you most you
would leave me".
The Lord replied, "My son, my
precious child, I love you and
would never leave you. During
your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of
footprints, it was then that I carried you".