Footprints

One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the
beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of
footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.

After the last scene of my
life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along
the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.

This really troubled me, so I asked
the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and
most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed
You the most, You would leave me."

The Lord whispered, "My precious child,
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you.”