Footprints in the Sand

Author: Mary Stevenson

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 was one only.
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 has only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”
The Lord replied,
“The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.”

Mary Stevenson
© 1984

 Website link http://www.footprints-inthe-sand.com/

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Serenity Prayer

Written by: Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971)

"God, grant me the serenity,
To accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference.
Living one moment at a time,
Accepting hardships as a pathway to peace,
Taking as Jesus did,
This sinful world as it is, not as I would have it,
Trusting that you will make all things right,
If I surrender to your will,
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
And supremely happy with you,
Forever in the next."  

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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love
Where there is injury, pardon
Where there is doubt, faith
Where there is despair, hope
Where there is darkness, light
And where there is sadness, joy.
Grant that I may not so much
Seek to be consoled, as to console
To be understood, as to understand
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned...
St. Francis of Assisi

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When in sorrow, call John 14.
When men fail you, call Psalm 27.
If you want to be fruitfull, call John 15.
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When you are in danger, call Psalm 91.
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When you grow bitter and critical, call 1 Cor 13.
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When you feel down and out, call Romans 8:31-39.
When you want peace and rest, call Matt 11:25-30.
When the world seem bigger than God, call Psalm 90.
When you want Christian assurance, call Romans 8:1-30
When you leave home for labour or for travel, call Psalms 121
When your prayers grow selfish or narrow, call Psalms 67
For a great invention/opportunity, call Isaiah 55
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If you are depressed, call Psalms 27
If your pocketbook is empty, call Psalms 37
If you lose confidence in people, call 1 Corinthians 13
If people seem unkind, call John 15
If discouraged about your work, call Psalm 126
If you find the world growing small, and yourself great, call Psalm 19

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            Take Time

Take time to think; it is the source of power,

Take time to read; it is the foundation of wisdom

Take time to play; it is the secret of staying young.

Take time to be quiet; it is the opportunity to seek God.

Take time to be aware; it is the opportunity to help others.

Take time to love; and be loved; it is God’s greatest gift.

Take time to laugh; it is the music of the soul.

Take time to be friendly; it is the road to happiness.

Take time to dream; it is what the future is made of.

Take time to pray; it is the greatest power on earth.

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