One


night a

man had
a
dream.

He

dreamed

he
was

walking

along

the

beach

with the

LORD

Across

the sky

flashed

scenes

from his

life.

For each

scene he

noticed

two sets

of

footprints

in the

sand:

one

belonging

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

happened

at the

very

lowest

and

saddest

times in

his

life.

This

really

bothered

him 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

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."

written

by
Carolyn
Joyce
Carty

"His
Care Medley" is featured
on"Turning
of the Key"by Margi Harrell