One night, a girl had a dream. She dreamed she was walking along the beach with God.
Scenes from her life flashed across the sky. In each scene, she noticed two sets of footprints in the sand : one belonging to her, and the other to God.
When the last scene of her life flashed before her, she looked back at the footprints in the sand. She noticed that, many times along the path of her life, there was only one set of footprints. She also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in her life, when she was suffering from anguish, sorrow and defeat.
"Father, you said that once I decided to follow 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. Why have you not been there for me when I needed you most...?"
"My 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..."
Scenes from her life flashed across the sky. In each scene, she noticed two sets of footprints in the sand : one belonging to her, and the other to God.
When the last scene of her life flashed before her, she looked back at the footprints in the sand. She noticed that, many times along the path of her life, there was only one set of footprints. She also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in her life, when she was suffering from anguish, sorrow and defeat.
"Father, you said that once I decided to follow 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. Why have you not been there for me when I needed you most...?"
"My 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..."
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