One night I dreamed a dream.
as 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 of my Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand,
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
Lord, you said once i decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you.
never ever, during your trails and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."..................
- trials : difficult times of sorrow and sadness
- testings : difficult times in a person's life which one has to overcome
Make sentences of your own with the following words:
| dreamed | footprints | flashed | saddest | precious |
'I don't understand why, when I needed you the most, You would leave me.'
- Who is speaking and to whom? Give the title of the poem. Give this poem a suitable title of you own.
- When and why did the speaker make this statement?
- What was the Lord's reply?
- What did the Lord assure the author?
- Explain: 'I carried you'.
After reading the poem, what according to you, is the message/moral of this poem?
After reading this poem, does any incident come to your mind when you were faced with a difficult situation in your young life and you found that God was there to help you and that He did not let you down?
Write a paragraph and relate the incident.
Hints
- failure in class
- a fall out with a friend which deeply affected you
- stress due to an examination
- not being understood at home by your peers
Divide these words into syllables by putting a slash between each syllable:
- lord _________________
- noticed _________________
- decided _________________
- obligation _________________
- possibility _________________
- fill _________________
- ketchup _________________
- necessity _________________
- unidentified _________________
- photosynthesis _________________






















































































