[KDD]

Footprints In The Sand 


One night a man had a dream. He 

dreamed he was walking along 

the beach with the Lord. 

Accross the sky flashed scenes 

from his life. For each 

scene, he noticed two sets 

of footprints in the sand; 

one belonged to him, and the 

other belonged 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 times in 

my life there is only one set 

of footprints. I don't understand 

why when I needed you most 

you would leave me. 

The Lord replied, "My precious 

child, I love you and would 

never leave you. During your 

times of trial and suffering, 

when you see only one set of 

footprints, it is then that 

I carried you." 

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Have you seen this version?

Butt Prints in the Sand

One night I had a wondrous dream,
One set of footprints there was seen,
The footprints of my precious Lord,
But mine were not along the shore.

But then some stranger prints appeared,
And I asked the Lord, "What have we here?
Those prints are large and round and neat,
But Lord, they are too big for feet."

"My child," He said in somber tones,
"For miles I carried you alone.
I challenged you to walk in faith,
But you refused and made me wait."

"You disobeyed, you would not grow,
The walk of faith, you would not know,
So I got tired, I got fed up,
And there I dropped you on your butt."

"Because in life, there comes a time,
When one must fight, and one must climb,
When one must rise and take a stand,
Or leave their butt prints in the sand."

I promise I mean no offense. A friend sent this to me and after I huffed in disgust, I started thinking...then laughing. Yep, I'm sure I've left my share of "strange prints" in the sand...I'm just grateful for those times the Lord doesn't mind carrying me.