某天晚上,我造了一個夢
One night I had a dream─

夢見我與主漫步沙灘,見到我一生的每個片段在空中掠過。每個片段裡面,我都看見沙上兩對足印,一對是我的,一對是主的。
I dreamed I was walking along the beach with Lord and across the sky flashed scenes form my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonged to me and the other to the Lord.
看過最後的一個片段,我再回頭一望沙上的足印。怎料我發現有許多時候,沙上只有一對足印;並且是在我最低沉和難過的時候,每每就會這樣。
When the last scene of my life flashed before me, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. I noticed that many times along the path of my life, there was only one set of footprints, I also notices that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in my life.
這真令我困惑,於是我質問主道:「主啊,你曾經應許過,當我立志跟從你,你便一生一世與我同行。可是我卻發現,在我最受困惑煩擾的時候,沙上只留下一對足印。我真不明白,為何在我最需要你的時候,你卻偏偏要離我而去。」
This really bothered me and I questioned the Lord about it “Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you would 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 in times when I needed you most, you should leave me.”
主就這樣回答我說:「我所寶貝的兒子,我愛你,我絕不會在你受痛苦和被試煉的時候離開你。當你看見沙上只有一對足印的時候,其實那時是我保抱著你。」
The Lord replied, “My precious precious child, I love you and I would never never leave you during your times of trial and suffering. When you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.”
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