"Poems, Prayers, and Stories"
by
The Known and Unknown

FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND

One night I had a dream. I was walking the beach
with the Lord, and across the skies flashed scenes
from my life. In each scene, I noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand. One was mine, and one was
the Lord's. When the last scene of my life appeared
before me, I looked back at the footprints in the
sand, and, to my surprise, I noticed that many times
along the path of my life there was only one set of
footprints. And I noticed that it was at the lowest
and saddest times in my life. I asked the Lord about
it: "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,
you would walk with me all the way. But I notice that
during the most troublesome times in my life there is
only one set of footprints. I do not understand why
you left my side when I needed you most." The Lord
said: "My precious child, I never left you during
your time of trial. Where you see only one set of
footprints, I was carrying you."

Author - Mary Stevenson

"Background Courtesy of Marie"