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 scenes,
      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 the most you
                                        would leave me."
 

 The Lord replied, "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."
 

                                                                         ~ Author Unknown