"Footprints In The Sand"

One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking with the
Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes of his life. For each scene, he
noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonged to him, and
the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked
back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along
the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed
that it had happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.

This really bothered the man and he questioned the Lord about
it. "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me
all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times
in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand
why, when I needed you most, you would leave 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 see
only one set of footprints, it was when that I carried you