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
(November 1922 - January 1999)


This is the origional "Footprints In The Sand",
written by Mary in 1936.

Used with the permission from her family.
Please visit the trubute site for Mary Stevenson,
an read her life story.

www.Footprints-InThe-Sand.com