One night a man had a dream, he
dreamed he was walking along the
beach with the LORD.

Across the sky flashed scenes
from his life.  For each scene, he
noticed two sets of footprints in
the sand:  one belonged to him
and the other to the LORD.

When the last scene of his life
flashed before him, he looked back
at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed many times along the
path of his life there was only
one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened
at the very lowest and saddest
times of his life.

This really bothered him and he
questioned the LORD about it.
"LORD, You said that once I
decided to follow You, You
would walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the
most troublesome times of my
life, there is only one set of
footprints.  I don't understand
why when I needed You
most You would leave me.

The LORD replied
" My son, 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 I carried you.