有一天晚上，我作了一个梦。在梦中，我和主正在沙滩上同行。
这时天空浮现了我一生所度过的光景，
当每一幕景出现时，我都看到沙滩上有两行脚印，
一行是我的，一行是主的。
当人生的最后一幕出现在我眼前时，
我回顾沙滩上的脚印，
我赫然发现我人生中有许多时刻，
沙滩上竟然只有一行脚印，
而那正是我最低潮、最哀伤的时刻，
我问主说：“主啊，当我决定跟随你的时候，
你不是应许我，你要一路与我同行吗？
可是我发现，在人生最难过的时刻，
沙滩上竟然只有一行脚印。
我不明白，为何在我最需要你的时候，你竟会离我而去？”
主回答我说：“我亲爱的孩子，
在你受试炼的时刻，我从未离开过你，
你所看见的那一行脚印，正是我抱着你走过。”
One night I had a dream.
I was walking along the beach with the Lord,
And across the skies flashed scenes from my life,
In each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand.
One was mine, and one was the Lord’s.
When the last scene of my life appeared before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand,
And, to my surprise, I noticed that many times along the
Path of my life there was only one set of footprints.
And I noticed that it was at the lowest
And saddest times in my life.
I asked the Lord about it:
“Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,
You would walk with me all the way.
But I notice that during the most troublesome times in my
Life there is only one set of footprints.
I don’t understand why you left my side when I needed you most.
The Lord said: “My precious child,
I never left you during your time of trial.
Where you see only one set of footprints, I was carrying you.”
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