One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the colorful sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints; 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 and 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 believe in 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 abandon me."
The Lord said unto him, "My precious, precious child, I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and tribulation, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
Una noche un hombre soñó que se paseaba por la playa con nuestro Señor. En el cielo aparecieron escenas de su vida con dos series de huellas en la arena: una de él y la otra del Señor.
Al aparecer la última escena delante de él, tornó su mirada hacia atrás y notó que muchas veces en el camino de su vida sólo había una serie de huellas en sus momentos más tristes y deprimidos.
Esto le molestaba tanto que preguntó: 'Señor, me dijiste que una vez que decidiera seguirte caminarías conmigo toda la distancia, pero he notado que en los momentos más difíciles de mi vida sólo hay una serie de huellas. No comprendo por qué cuando más te necesitaba tú me dejabas solo.'
El Señor le contestó: 'Hijo mío, te amo y nunca te he abandonado. En tus momentos de prueba y sufrimiento cuando tú sólo ves una serie de huellas, era entonces que yo te cargaba.'
