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document.writeln(" Footprints "); document.writeln(" "); document.writeln("One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. "); document.writeln(" "); document.writeln("In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only. "); document.writeln(" "); document.writeln("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, "); document.writeln(" "); document.writeln("\"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 has only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?\" "); document.writeln(" "); document.writeln("The Lord replied, \"The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.\"1 "); document.writeln(" | ");
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