One night I dreamedI was walking along the beach with the Lord.Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.In eachscene I noticed footprints in the sand.Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,other times there was one only. This botheredme because I noticed that during the low periodsof my life, when I was suffering from anguish,sorrow or defeat, I could see only oneset 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 noticedthat during the most trying periods of my lifethere has only been one set of footprints in thesand. Why, when I needed you most, have you notbeen there for me?" The Lord replied, "The yearswhen you have seen only one set of footprints,my child, is when I carried you."Mary Stevenson, 1936
enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppression of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day----Thomas Jefferson