Foot prints in the land

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 belonged to him, and the other
belonged to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed
before him, he looked back at 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 once I
decided to follow you, You'd walk with me
all the way. But I noticed that during the
most troublesome times of 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 precious, precious child,
I love you and I 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."