The footprints
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord and as he walked along the beach with the Lord， across the sky flashed scenes from his life. And in each scene that flashed across the sky from his life， he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. One set of footprints in the sand belonged to him， and the other set of footprints in the sand belonged to the Lord.
When the last scene of his life flashed before him， the man looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there had been only one set of footprints. He also noticed that these single sets of footprints only occurred at the very lowest and saddest times in his life. This bothered him very much， and so he decided to question the Lord about it.
"Lord，" he said， "You said that once I decided to follow you， you would walk with me throughout all of my life. But I have noticed that during the most painful times in my life， there was only one set of footprints in the sand. Why would you leave me when I had needed you most？ Why would you abandon 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 that I carried you."
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