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 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 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 in his life.
This really
bothered him, and he questioned the Lord about it.
" Lord,
you said that once I decided to follow you, you would 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 I would never leave
you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set
of footprints, it was then that I carried you. "