One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky flashed scenes of his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints
In the sand: his own and the Lord’s. When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he
Looked back at the footprints in the sand. Many times in his life there was only one set of them.
He also noticed it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of his life. This bothered him so
He questioned the Lord about it. “Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you’d walk with
Me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there’s
Only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why when I needed you most you would leave me.”
“My precious, precious child,” the Lord replied. “I love you and I would never leave you. During
your times of trial and suffering, with one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”
