FOOTPRINTS
Last night I had a dream. I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonged to me, the other to the Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that at many times along the path of my life, especially at the very lowest and saddest times, there was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it. “Lord, you said once I decided to follow you, You’d walk with me all the way. But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me.”
The Lord replied, “My precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of suffering, when you could see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”
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Last night I had a dream. I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonged to me, the other to the Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that at many times along the path of my life, especially at the very lowest and saddest times, there was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it. “Lord, you said once I decided to follow you, You’d walk with me all the way. But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life, there was only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me.”
The Lord replied, “My precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of suffering, when you could see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”
Author Unknown
I never really got the real meaning of this poem, even though I had heard it hundreds of times during my life, until we were stuck in Primary's with Owen without a promising future.
Our Relief Society President came to visit me with one of my good friends. Weeks later she called me saying, she could tell that during her visit with me that I was being carried. She said I can tell you are not alone. What a comforting reminder that was then and again today.
We, Lenn and I, are often asked "how do you do it?". Well to be honest, I don't have a clue!! As I look back on some of the happenings in the past 2 1/2 years, I know we did not do it alone. Some things just were not possible to be done alone. There have been Heavenly Hands helping out in our greatest times of need. That I am grateful for!
(The picture I found above by mistake, therefore the reminder of the poem, there are some amazing photos on that site. www.capturedmiracles.org/store/gallery)
What a great reminder. What a positive way of thinking!
ReplyDeleteI have always loved that poem because I think that it's so true. I know the Lord has carried me a lot in my life and I'm not that old. I'm so thankful for the knowledge that He is always here for us through the good and the bad. Keep your chin up.
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