【048期】人在旅途《沙滩上的脚印》/玛丽.斯蒂文森

诗作者玛格丽特∙ 费许贝克∙包尔斯，该诗写于1936年。 （Margaret Fishback PowersMarch 10 1900 – September 25 1985) 有一天晚上，我做了一个梦，梦见 我自己在沙滩上，与主一起漫步。天空中开始闪现出我生活的一幕幕情景。我注意到，每一幕的景象里，沙滩上都会留下脚印，有时是两行脚印，有时是一行。 令我烦扰的是，我留意到了一件事：在我生命的旅途中，在我生命陷入低潮时，当我遭受痛苦，悲伤和失败之际，沙滩上仅仅有一 行脚印。 我问：“主啊，祢曾应许我，当我跟从祢时，祢将永远与我同行。但是，为什么啊？在我生命中最困难的时候，沙滩上却只有一行脚印？为什么啊，当 我最需要祢的时候，祢却没有与我在一起？” 主说：“当你看到只有一行脚印，那时我正在背着你。” Footprints in the Sand 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."