"Foot and Fingerprints in the Sand"

A little twist to a famous poem "Footprints"

 

 

"Foot and Fingerprints in the Sand"

I often go beachcombing

Love sifting through the sand

Praying to my Precious Lord

For our nation and the land

 

 Poem about the "Footprints"

Stays on my mind for hours

So well known and written

By Margaret Fishback Powers

 

It talks about a special dream

Looking back on life with the Lord

First two, then one set of "Footprints"

Thanking Him for faith restored

 

Now while walking on this beach

I looked back on my own life

Was comforted by two sets of prints

He was there during times of strife

 

But now I'm feeling sad and weary

Walking with Him I sometime dreaded

Next to the set of "Footprints" in the sand

Something else seems embedded

 

I bow down to get a better look

In the sand there are more signs

What could the message be

Of these strange ten long lines

 

Remembered when I was so low

He said " follow, honor and obey"

Often tugging and pulling me 

Keeping me from going astray

 

Next to the Lord's "Footprints"

Are fingerprints pulled in the sand

My stubborn ways He still loves me

He drug me when I wouldn't stand

 

God helped to give up the walls

Each burden lay at His feet

One by one I let go my grip

 Life with Him is now complete

 

I wondered why He loves me so

When He lifted me I saw the brand

There was my name

Written on His hand

                                

                          Ginger Sizemore

 

Isaiah 49: 16 I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. Your walls are always in my presence.

 

Footprints

Also Known As "I Had a Dream"

 

One night I dreamed a dream.
I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonging to me and one to my Lord.

When the last scene of my life shot before me I looked back at the footprints in the sand. There was only one set of footprints. I realized that this was at the lowest and saddest times of my life. This always bothered me and I questioned the Lord about my dilemma.

"Lord, You told me when I decided to follow You, You would walk and talk with me all the way. But I'm aware that during the most troublesome times of my life there is only one set of footprints. I just don't understand why, when I need You most, You leave me."

He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you, never, ever, during your trials and testings. When you saw only one set of footprints, It was then that I carried you."

Margaret Fishback Powers, 1964

I found this interesting http://www.wowzone.com/fprints.htm

Reviews

[Donna Lorenz]

Mahalo sweet lady. I loved your words "He drug me when I would not Stand." This was an excellent read!

[WordShifter]

Thank you so much for your generous, beautiful review, I do appreciate it so much. I've only been writing a couple months and have so much to learn. Mahalo!

[MDC (Missouri)]

Lovely and poignant; stimulating reflections for the readers. Good work

[J. Hampton]

Amazing ... In that you could incorporate one of the
Most amazing poems into a work still furthering
It's sobering and introspective powers : )