A man had a dream...(short story)

A Man Had A Dream....

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 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 time in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you could 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."

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This is a small story that I found in "Reflections in Time", a book by Dr. Stya Paul, President, Apeejay Education Society. The book contains several must read quotes and Urdu couplets. This story is the first post of my "Under construction Blog"

that was really good.. i loved it. its true... when we are going through hard times God is always always there even though we might not know it or feel it... 😃 so this is from a book? I thought u wrote it... hehe