Footprints

One night I had a dream, I dreamed I was walking along with the Lord, and across the sky flashed scenes from my life. In each scene I noticed two sets of footprints.    One was mine and one was the Lord's. When the last scene of my life appeared before me     I looked back at the footprints, To my surprise, I noticed that many times            along the path of my life,      there was only one set of footprints,        I also noticed that this happened at the very lowest and saddest times of my life.          I asked the Lord about it: "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,      you would walk with me all the way.               But I notice that during the most troublesome times of my life     there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why you left my side          when I needed you most." The Lord replied, "My precious child, I love you              and 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."