[__ Prayer __] Praise for a poem

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Our pastor had put this in his sermon the other day and I found it very uplifting. Thought I'd share it, maybe you've heard it:

One night I dreamed 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 periods 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 noticed that during the most trying periods
Of my life there have only been
One set of prints in the sand.


Why, When I have needed You the 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."


-Footprints in the Sand, unknown?-
 
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