Footprints in the sand

Ed1937

Footprints in the Sand

Footprints in the Sand, a beautiful poem!

Apr 26, 2010 @ 11pm,

One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.

After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.

This really troubled me, so I asked 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 saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."

He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."

mrl

I love this one Ed, it was on my grandfathers prayer card.

Thanks for sharing it.

Michele

M1

Ed my grandmother loved this poem, too.  Hope you feel all the support of the hands and hearts lifting you up right now.

Joydean

Ed I love that poem. I have it hanging on my wall and have to look at it every day. It gives me strength! Hope it helps you!

White Crane

Beautiful, Ed.  I have read this poem before and always feel so much comfort from it.  I hope you feel it too.

Crushed

I wrote this poem 11 years ago just after the first diagnosis

 Bethesda Dawn

Footsteps in the sand

Stretch back till time began

And forward lies a path

We cannot know

But here and now we walk

And love and laugh and talk

And give each other life

And love and hope

The birds are singing near

The touch of dawn is here

The golden sun is climbing

In the sky

For all must walk this way

Draw pleasure every day

And leave the dark and cold

behind your back

My love and I have come

From dark and cold to sun

And now we feel the warmth

upon our hands

We have this day to live

Our love and hope to give

And we will gather treasure

while we can

While there is breath in man

We make life what we can

And take the sun and sand

and sea and sky

We take them for our own

Our life our love our home

And we will walk together

You and I

March 10 2011

Scooterr

Thank You Ed, one of my very favorite poems. I needed to here it today, prefect timing.

toolbeltexpert

Yes Ed  my wife's favorite, dw has done that in cross stitch and its hanging somewhere in the house? Oh no not me too!

Whyzit

Thank you Ed. I too cherish this poem. 

Crushed, your poem is absolutely inspiring.

Thanks for reminding us of what is important.

jmlarue

Thanks, Ed, Footprints is a favorite. The past few years dealing with dementia has often challenged my faith. Thankfully, The Lord never gives up on me.

Marie58

Ed, I love that poem too. I hope it gives you some strength and peace.

Frank Wesley

Absolutely great thoughts here. Thanks, Ed, for reminding me to thank the Lord for all the times he carried me.