One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along a 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 if 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 the 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 trails and suffering, when
you see only one set of footprints it was then
that I carried you."
Mary Stevenson  Longbeach Press-Telegram  BACK
(1922-1999)
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