Footprints In The Sand
Last night I had a dream.
I dreamed I was walking
along the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene,
I noticed two sets of footprints
in the sand:
one belonged to me,
the other to the Lord.
After the last scene of my life
flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints
in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along
the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest
and saddest times,
there was only
one set of footprints in the sand.
This really troubled me,
so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said
once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest
and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why,
when I needed You the most,
You would leave me."
The Lord replied,
"My son, my precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your times of suffering,
when you could see only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
Footprints In The Sand
