enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppression of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day----Thomas Jefferson

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Footprints inthe sand


 
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 was one only.  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 has only been one set of footprints in the
sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not
been there for me?"  The Lord replied, "The years
when you have seen only one set of footprints,
my child, is when I carried you."
Mary Stevenson, 1936