Dreams In Life

One night I had a dream.

I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the lord

and across the sky flashed scenes from my life.

For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand:

One was mine and the other was the lord's.

When the last scene of my life appeared before me,I looked

back at the footprints in the sand and to my surprise,

I noticed that many times along the path of my life

there was only one set of footprints.

I also noticed that it was ta the lowest and saddest times in my life.

I asked the lord about it," lord, You said that once I decided to follow You, You would walk with me all the way. But I notice that during the most troublesome times in my life there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why you left me when I needed most."

The lord said." My precious child' I love you. . . I never left you during your times of trial and suffering. When you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I WAS CARRYING YOU."