Obituary for Joey Matammu Gomez
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND
One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach
with the LORD.
Across the sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each
scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand:
one belonging to him,
and the other to the LORD.
When the last scene of his life flashed before
him
he looked back, at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many
times along the path of his life
there was only one set of footprints.
He
also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the LORD about it:
"LORD, you
said that once I decided to follow you,
you'd walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life
there is
only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why when I needed you most you
would leave me."
The LORD replied:
"My son, My precious child, I love
you and I would never leave you,
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."