FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints.
Other times there were one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life
When I was suffering from anguish, sorrow, or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord, "You promised me, Lord,
That if I followed you, you would walk with me always.
But I noticed that during the most trying periods of my life
There have only been one set of prints in the sand.
Why, When I have needed you most, you have not been there for me?"
The Lord replied,
"The times when you have seen only one set of footprints
Is when I carried you."
By Mary Stevenson
(Born 11/8/22 Died 1/6/99)
The words above are the authentic, original words to FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND that were
written by Mary Stevenson during the winter of 1936, obtained from her handwritten 1939
FOOTPRINTS original. This handwritten copy was authenticated by a leading forensic
scientist in 1997.
