Tuesday, February 19, 2008
A man had a dream. He dreamed that he was walking along a beach with God. In the sky, scenes from his life were being played back. And for each scene from his life there were footprints in the sand. When he looked back on the tracks, sometimes he saw two sets of prints, sometimes only one. In times of great need and grief, he noticed there was only one.
So he said to the Lord, ‘Lord, I have noticed that during the sad times in my life, there was only one set of footprints. But you promised to be always with me. I don’t understand why you left me on my own when I needed you most.’
And the Lord answered, ‘My dear child, I love you and would never leave you. During the days when you suffered most and needed me most and where there is only one set of footprints, I carried you.’