Footprints

One night I had a dream. I was walking along the beach with
the Lord, and across the skies flashed scenes from my life. In 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. And I noticed that it was at 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 noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life there is only one set of
footprints. I don't understand why you left my side when
I needed you most." The Lord replied, "My precious child,
I Love you and would never leave you during your time
of trial. Where you see only one set of footprints,
I was carrying you."