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One night a
man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach
with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand;
one belonged to him, and the other to 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 very
lowest and saddest time in his life.
This really
bothered him and 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 is only one set of
footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you
would leave me."
The Lord
replied, "My precious, precious child, I love you and I
would never leave you. During your times of trial and
suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was
then that I carried you." |