During a heavy discussion in my bible study group, regarding the sin and brokenness we all experience, a kind member in my group shared a poem that I had never heard before and after finding it online I knew I needed to share it. I pray it touches your heart as it did mine.
Footprints in the Sand
- Mary Stevenson
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 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 with me?
The Lord replied, “The times when you have seen only one set of footprints, is when I carried you.”