Footprints

One night a man had a dream:
He dreamed that 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 times 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."