one of my absolute favorite poems/prayers is footprints in the sand...not only does it provide an amazing sense of peace to think that God is carrying us through some of our most difficult moments in life but it also gives the idea of God's footprints forever being with us, as well as those of other people, who have touched our lives in such a profound way...in fact if you think about, all those footprints that people leave on your heart & you are forever a better person because of them is directly related to God...the saying, goes a little some thing like this... "God doesn't give you the people you want but the people you need"...& those people are those that have left footprints on your heart...
so without further adieu...
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 were one set of footprints.
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 have only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, you have not been there for me?”
The Lord replied,
“The times when you have seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you.”
Mary Stevenson
So i thank you from the bottom of my heart (& i hope that one day i tell every single one of you) for your footprints on my heart...b/c of you i am a better me...
<3 DK
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