One night I dreamed I was walking along the ビーチ 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 または defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.

So I 発言しました to the Lord,
"You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
あなた 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 あなた most,
あなた have not been there for me?"

The Lord replied,
"The times when あなた have
seen only one set of footprints,
is when I carried you."