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Footprints

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
times of his life.

This realy bothered him and he
questioned the Lord about it:
Lord,you said that once I decided
to follow you,
you would 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 child,
I love you and 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!