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