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 the other 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 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 times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that I carried you."