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 belonging 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 paths 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 son, my precious child, I love

you and I would never leave you. During your times

 of trials and suffering, when you see only one set of

footprints, it was then that I carried you.”

                                                  Author Unknown