the Footprints

Footprints in the Sand

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.

In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only.

This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints, so I said to the Lord,

“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”

The Lord replied, “The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.”

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Mary Stevenson, 1936

This is one poem that struck me once years ago. It just came on the right time & place then. And it will always left a mark. Like the footprints, some memories will always be printed in my mind. And i wish that i could erase some of the memories, or even all, and restart the whole thing. This poem will always be one of the best poem i've known. Owner of the pict. attached http://liltze.blogspot.com/