Only One Set of Footprints
One night I had a dream. I was walking along the beach with the Lord, and across the sky flashed scenes of my life. In each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. One was mine and one 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 during some of my most troublesome times there was only one set of footprints. I told the Lord that I did not understand why He left my side when I needed Him most. He said, “my child, I never left you during your time of trial. When you see only one set of footprints, I was carrying you.” (Margaret Powers, Guideposts magazine, July 1992).