FOOTPRINTS  

            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 belonging to him,
            and the other belonging to the Lord.  When
            the last scene of his life flashed before him,
            he looked back at the footprints in 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 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 is only one set of 
            footprints.  I don't understand why when I needed
            you most you would leave me."  The Lord replied,
            "My son, My precious child, I love you and would
            never leave you.  During your times of trial and 
            suffering, when yoiu see only one set of footprints,
            it was then that I carried you."        

 ---Author Unknown