THE FOOT PRINT

 Rottnest Island, WA pict by hendra boeniardi
IT WAS THEN THAT I CARRIED YOU
One night I had a dream.
I dreamed I was walking
along the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene I noticed
two sets of footprints in the sand;
one belonged to me,
and the other to the Lord.
When the last scene of my life flashed before,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that many times
along the path of my life there was only one set of footprints.
I also noticed that it happened
at the very lowest and saddest times in my life.
This really bothered me and I 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 at the worst times
in my life, there is only one set of footprints. How could you
leave me when I needed you the most?"
The Lord replied " My precious, precious child, I love you and
would never leave you. During your times of suffering and when
you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."