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Footprints in the Sand

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
(1922-1999)
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 Longbeach Press-Telegram
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