足跡
一天夜裡，一個人做了一個夢，
他夢見他和上帝沿著海灘散步，
天空閃過他一生所有的情景。
每一幕，他都看見沙灘上有兩雙腳印；
一雙屬於他，另外一雙屬於上帝。
當他人生的最後一幕閃過時，
他回顧沙灘上的腳印，
他注意到在他一生的旅程中，
許多次都只有一雙腳印，
他也注意到這雙腳印是出現在他
人生最低潮、最悲哀的時刻。
他困惑不解的問上帝道：
「主，您說過一旦我決定跟隨您，
您會一路陪伴我同行，可是我注意到，
當我陷入人生的困境時，卻只剩一雙腳印。
我不明白，為什麼在我最需要您的時候，您會離開我。」
上帝回答他說：
「我的孩子，我愛你，我從未離開過你。
當你飽受磨難時，你只看到一雙腳印，
因為那時我正背著你。」
Footprints in the Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach 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 or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you 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 you most, you have not been there for me?”
The Lord replied,
“The times when you have seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you.”
Mary Stevenson
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http://www.footprints-inthe-sand.com
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