Poezie Footprints

One night a man had a dream:

He dreamed that 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 belonged

to him, and the other 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 precious, precious

child. I love you and I 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."