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 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.”
**To avoid potential lawsuits stemming from this post I have to cite the source, which according to a good pal of mine is Footprints by Mary Stevenson **
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*Originally posted by heart beat: *
.....which is the poem FootPrints written by Mary Stevenson
it is a good practice to mention the source of the article.
PS. Its a beautiful poem. It has 3/4 parts but i think this one is the best.
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I am extremely sorry if my inability to adduce the source offended you and gave you severe heartache. I will edit my post to include the source, so chill....
did i sound like as if i was offended or had a heartache or something :~) just telling you what is the right thing to do. this way ppl will not mistake this as your writing/dream.
besides, what type of discussion do u want to lead by posting this in the religion form. this is something to be shared and commented on; its not debatable.
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*Originally posted by heart beat: *
did i sound like as if i was offended or had a heartache or something :~) just telling you what is the right thing to do. this way ppl will not mistake this as your writing/dream.
besides, what type of discussion do u want to lead by posting this in the religion form. this is something to be shared and commented on; its not debatable.
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