Footprints in the Sand

This poem is very meaningful and I really love this....

One night I deamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.

This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low perioeds of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to the LORD,

"You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,

you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during
the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one
set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most,
you have not been there for me?"

The LORD replied,

"The times when you have
seen only one set of footprints,
is when I carried you."

By Mary Stevenson