Some of you seemed to enjoy last Sunday’s Inspirational post entitled A Healing Prayer, so I thought that each Sunday I would share something I find inspirational with my readers, whether it be a poem, a story, or a quote.

This week’s Sunday Inspiration is a poem that I am sure some of you have heard or read before called Footprints in the Sand. I love this poem and it rings very true for me. I know that no matter how tough things get that God is always there for me. Sometimes when I need a little reminding, when it feels like I can’t handle much more, I read this poem.

Footprints in the Sand

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.”