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 was one
Only. 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 have noticed that during the most of trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”
The Lord replied,
“The times when you have seen only one set of footprints,
My child, is when I carried you.”
Amen
Written by: Mary Stevenson