Sunday 17 January 2010

Footprints








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


another belonging 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 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 would

never leave you. During your time of

trial and suffering, when you see
.
only one set of footprints it was

then that I carried you.