Daniel B. Bitterman

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, & 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 of 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've noticed that
during the most troublesome times in my life
there's only one set of footprints. I don't understand
why when I needed you most, you would leave me."
The Lord replied, "My precious child, I love you
and would never leave you. During your times of
trial & suffering when you see only one set of footprints
It was then that I carried you."