Footsteps

Like everyone else, sometime back I too received the below message in a 'Forwarded" mail: (Instead of making me realize how merciful the Lord has been, this one made me recall something quite different; see at the end...)

Footsteps In The Sand

One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD.

Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.

For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand:

one belonging to him, and the other 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 of 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 son, My precious child, I love you and I would never leave you,

During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints,

it was then that I carried you."

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Momentarily, Goundamani-Senthil came to my mind......! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHByAtoIs8g&NR=1 Neither Goundamani nor the Lord would have ever imagined that they would be compared to each other in a blog !

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