Footprints In the Swirling Sands
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.”
“Wait a minute Lord, when my parents died in Katrina,
were you there too?”
“Well, I uh….”
“And, Lord, when my brother died in the 9/11 bombing,
why didn’t you catch him when he fell?”
“Uh, see, I..”
“Lord, when my sister passed away,
after dying of cancer, were you there to ease her pain?”
“Uh…”
“So Lord, I have a few bad tests scores in college,
one slightly bad marriage, and maybe I’m a little fat,
and that’s what you carried me for”
“Uh…”
“Yeah, thanks a lot God, you let the rest of my family die off,
but golly you were there for my F.
Hey, Lord, get your hand off my ass!”
