One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking alone the beach with the Lord.
Across the sky flashes scenes from his life.
For each scene, 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 happended at the very lowest and saddest times of his life.
This really bothered him and he 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 foot prints.
I don't understand why when I needed you most, you would leave me."
The Lord replied, "My precious, precious son,
I love you and I would never leave you.
During your time of trial and suffering,
When you see only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."

 

中文的大概意思:

 

有一天晚上，一个人做了个梦。
他梦见自己和主（耶稣）在海滩上同行。
横跨天空呈现他的一生的景象。
他发现每一幕景象里都出现了沙滩上的两行脚印，一行是他的，另一行是主的。
当最后一幕结束时，他回首那些脚印。
他发现有很多时候，他人生的旅途上只有一行脚印。
他更发现那些时候是他人生最低谷，最悲痛的时期。
他百思不得其解，就问主：“主啊，你不是答应我，如果我决定跟随你，你就永远与我同行吗？可是，我发现在我人生最痛楚的时候，只有一行脚印。为什么在我最需要你的时候，你却离开了我呢？”
主回答说：“我最珍贵的孩子，我爱你，我永不离开你。在你最受煎熬的时候，是我在背着你走过。”