One night I had a dream. I dreamt that I was walking along the beach with God and across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonged to me and the other to God. When the last scene from my life flashed before us I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that at times along the path of life there was only one set of footprints. I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of my life. This really bothered me, and I questioned God about it. “God, you said that once I decided to follow you, you would walk with me all the way, but I noticed that during my most troublesome times in my life there is only one set of footprints. I don`t understand why in times when I needed you most, you would leave me.” God replied “My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never, never leave you during your times of trials and suffering. When you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”