"Footprints in the Sand"

This has always been one of my favourite poems and when I went through a bad spell of homelessness, these words were resounded in my ears and heart. They kept me strong; especially, when I lost my Bible. These words sum up the true love of our Lord and no matter where you are, if you think upon these, in your troubled times, you will find you will be carried.

clipped from www.butgodsaid.net One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one beloning to him and the other to the Lord. 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 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 would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffereing, when you see only one set of footprints in the sand, it was then that I carried you."