A Beleiver's Walk With Jesus

This week we had a very full service - Communion, Palm Sunday and the beautiful Cantata put together by our music director.  Kudos, Bob!  The presentation was based on the poem, "Footprints," by Mary Stevenson.  I have seen the posters and inspirational plaques based on the poem, but am not sure I ever read it through from beginning to end.  Her words say it better than I could, so here they are.

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,

is when I carried you."