He was walking along the beach with
the Lord and across the sky flashed scenes
from his life. In each scene, he noticed two
sets of footprints in the sand; one made
by him, and the other made by 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 worst time in his life.
This bothered him very much, so he asked
the Lord about it. "Lord, you said that once
I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me
all the way. But I've noticed that during
times of trouble, there is only one set
of footprints. I don't understand why you
left me when I needed you the most."
The Lord answered, "My precious child,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your time of trial,
when you see only one
set of footprints, that's
when I was carrying you."
