一个夜晚,我梦见自己独自和上帝在沙滩上散步,
我对上帝说,
“主啊,你曾经答应过我,
如果我跟随了你,
你将永远伴我前行。
但是,我注意到,在我人生最绝望颠簸的时候,
沙滩上却只有一对脚印,
为什么,当我最需要你的时候,你却离弃了我?”
上帝回答说,
那时我正背着你。”
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.”