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 in 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
troublesome times in my life, there is only
one set of footprints. I don’t understand why
when I needed you most you would leave me.”
The Lord replied, “My precious, precious
child, I love you and I 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.”