Today was one of those days that was perfect. It was a beautiful summer day and I had the
opportunity to go to the beach twice. There
is nothing more relaxing for me than some time at the beach. Somehow all the cares and stresses of the
world are whisked away by the ocean. The
water was frigid, and the air was cool. As
I sat at the beach I was observing the tide coming in and out and noticed the
footprints that were left on the sand by people who were walking on the
beach. It reminded me of the poem “Footprints
in the Sand.”
One night I dreamed a dream. As I was walking along the beach with my
Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes
from my life. For each scene, I noticed
two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonging to me and one to my Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked
back at the footprints in the sand. I
noticed that at many times along the path of my life, especially at the very
lowest and saddest times, there was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it. "Lord, you said once I decided to follow
you, You'd walk with me all the way. But
I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life, there
was only one set of footprints. I don't
understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will
never leave you Never, ever, during your trials and testings. When you saw only
one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you."
Mary Fishback Powers
May we take time each day to remember the truth of this poem
– that our God is always with us.
Pat Schifini
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