Keeping the faith

I was feeling completely devoid of inspiration of what to put on my blog, as it is a while since I last posted and I wanted to do a daily thing. So, I decided to just log on and see what came.

Then a miracle happened.

That poem, Footprints popped into my head and I realised that even in the times of darkness, we need to keep faith that there is light and we will see it again. We have to, as my friend Maite says, take off our sunglasses.

So, here is that poem called Footprints in the Sand by Mary Stevenson to remind you that even if you may feel abandoned or lose your way, you are never truely alone...

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 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 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."