Poetry

Foot Prints In The Sand

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach

 with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed

across the sky.

In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes

 there were two sets of footprints, other times

there was one only.

This bothered me because I noticed that during the low

periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish,

sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints,

so I said to the Lord,

“You promised me Lord,

that if I followed you, you would walk with me always.

But I have noticed that during the most trying periods

of my life there has only been one set of footprints in

the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not

 been there for me?”

The Lord replied, “The years when you have seen only

one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.”