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 2 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 foot-
prints in the sand. He noticed that many
times along the path of his life there was
only 1 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's
only 1 set of footprints. I don't understand why,
when I needed you most, you would leave me."