Footprints in the Sand
Footprints in the Sand, a beautiful poem!
One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
Would you like a print of that?
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Love this sacred poem
Brings me great comfort
My favorite poem..
I lost my oldest brother less than a month ago. It hurts so bad. As I read this poem, I realize that God didn't leave me during the trials in my life. I realize that He Carried Me. He's Carrying Me Right Now.
That's great
I try and look back gratefully at the foot prints every day
I used the blessed emoji at the end of my previous comment but when it posted they turned to question marks
I was wondering what I could say to give people hope in this sad time. I’m in a long distance relationship with a sweet and wonderful woman in the Philippines. She lives in Manila where most of the cases of the virus is there. She’s been worried and feeling depressed and I remembered this poem. I searched and found it here. She’s offline right now but I know she will smile when she reads it. I shared it on Facebook so all my friends around the world can read it too. I pray that everyone stays safe and helps to spread a message of love and hope instead of fear. Thank you for making this beautiful poem available for the world to read. God bless us all????????
Good morning i would like you ti pray for me and my 4 kids keron kiola jahsani and Christina and my name is allison and all of my friends and family too thank you and god bless and be safe
Thank you. A lovely find when I googled footprints! I was reading psalm 77 v19 - your path led through the sea. Your way through the mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen. I wondered if this was part of the inspiration for the poem though obviously there were no footprints at all?
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His partner is no longer able to go and visit my brother in law from today, as hospital in UK stopped visiting due to coro virus. This poem is priceless, as is God's Word, the Bible. Thank you.
We have my husband's brother in hospital in UK, having suffered a severe and rare stroke with bleeding in the thalamus. I shared this poem with relatives in the UK.
Thank you.
This Poem brought me through the hardest times my life.
Some people dont know the deep true meaning
I have always LOVED this poem;and now with the trials and tribulations I've been facing, it definitely softens my heart. So I've decided this to be one of my PRAYERS before I go to sleep every night!
Amen and Amen
I do great work and I am not given enough credit. Screw you lot!
AWESOME STORY... SHOULD BE A MOVIE OF IT
Thank you. This poem touches my heart, even after so many years.
It's been a lifelong favorite!
That’s a beautiful poem I love it my mother loved it to
It’s beautiful. Always gives me something to think about.
Such a beautiful poem . Each time I read it , it makes me cry . We all must have faith .
This has always been my mother's favorite poem every since I can remember and I have grown to love it just as much especially since I am now old enough to really grasp and appreciate it's meaning it really touches my heart and helps me through the hard times
I knew you were always there just had to find you and myself x
This has happened to me . I believe it happens in many people's lives
The footprints has been my favorite poem
This poem helps me remember that as I walk through my shadow of death, He is with me...
This little poem, though I had seen it several times throughout my upbringing, really hit home one day about 30 years ago. It completely and utterly changed my life.
I found out that this Poem Footprints came from Psalms 37:23-24.....Love it!!! ???
When I was a teenager I use to carry a compact in my small pursue and date slow men. We are all beautiful.
Beautiful
Good luck to Amrita Bhat with the new home she purchased in Brighton Ontario Canada with her husband Tom. Because your father in law ate chips for dinner every night to support your family. I hope someday the Lord will forgive your behavior.
Today a comment was made by one of our teachers in a highschool in Canada who made comments about the coronavirus in telling people there was a new born infected by the virus whose mother and father were placed in the hospital also for being sick the grandmother placed in a Hotel, and the sister in law she stated 'was at home eating chips.' As I have walked with the Lord Jesus Christ I have heard this teacher at a Woodbridge Highschool make may vicious comments... But by far the mother of one should consider that as she claims power for having money.. taking advantage of her mother and father in law to raise her child Madeleine is not necessary as she does not each chips all day and works she herself being a 'rich woman' should paid for her child's day care. Amrita Bhat a poor woman who claims that she is rich through her mother and father in law who is supporting her family, should walk with the people,
or better yet stop judging the world around her as she has failed to look in the mirror because she lives in North York Ontario and is abusing everyone.
I like this poem because of his golden words it is written by cristy lane and her poem is world best including this i just love this
I WAS TREMENDOUSLY BLESSED TO BE REMINDED, AS SOMETIMES I DO FORGET - THANK THE GOOD LORD IT'S ONLY SOMETIMES I DO FORGET - THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!
Just the thing when you need a pick me up
Please, may I have them.
Thanks
I love this it really is a great poem.
I always get a little tearful when I read this poem. I think back when God has carried me so many times. Thank you Jesus.
Beautiful
Just Beautiful
I love this prayer it just shows God is with us always no matter what we face in life
Jes this beautifull poem hangs above the headboard of my bed.
Next week we will use it in a church servise at Summerset Wanganui
Riekie
I know he has walked with me and had to carry me too but He got me through a very difficult time and is still with me.
I have a ukranian and would like to get this in ukranian. Is there someone or somewhere I can obtain a plaque of footprints in the san poem in Ukranian?
I have seen this poem many times, even in broken down versions. I have coffee cup with the full version, but with a variation. At the end it has author unknown.
Is there an author name or will that always be a unknown?
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How can i get a copy of this poem? I really love it
Thanks, found the answer to my question further down the comments page.
Can I suggest all future printing of this should acknowledge Mary Stevenson, and that this web site should make changes as soon as possible?