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 on 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."