One night a man had a dream. He dreamed that he was walking along a beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. From each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand—- one belonging to the Lord and the other one to him..
When the last scene had flashed before him he looked back at the footprints and noticed that many times along the path there was only one set of footprints in the sand. He also noted that this happened during the lowest and saddest times in his life. This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord, “Lord, you said that once I decided to follow You, You would walk all the way with me, but I noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there was only one set of footprints. I don’t understand why, when I needed you most, You deserted me.”
The Lord replied, “My precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering when you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.” [author unknown]
We’ve all been “carried,” if not by the Lord, then by our parents, siblings, relatives, friends neighbors, employers, colleagues; the person who gave us money when we were short; the person who gave us the benefit of the doubt; the person who hired us when there was no reason for him/her to do it; the landlord who gave us another week to pay the rent; the teacher who gave us more help; the merchant who gave us credit; the banker who gave us money for our dream project; taxpayers who financed our education; the men and women who died during military service that we might be free. Whatever success we’ve had in this world – we didn’t do it by ourselves. People who say and believe they did are people who really scare me.
With Justice For All 