Oliver Ellis DeGraffenreid

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One night in deepest sleep, I dreamed,

Upon the beach I walked.

The Lord was by my side each step

As quietly we talked.

Then on the sky my life appeared,

Each chapter was serene.

Two sets of footprints in the sand

I saw in every scene.

And then I noticed in some parts

Of discontent and strife,

Just a simple pair of footprints

In the worst parts of my life.

“Lord, you said you’d walk by me

In good times and in bad…

Why then weren’t you with me

When you knew my life was sad?”

“My dearest child,” God whispered,

“When you suffered then, I knew;

The single pair of footprints

Were those times I carried you.”