Unfortunately she did not keep a copy, however in 1984 she found a copy which was dated 1939 tucked away in an old travel case with other poems. For each scene, i noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, one belonging to me and one to 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. Below is the version of footprints in the sand by mary stevenson, written in 1939 This version of the poem is the oldest version and on on may 3, 1997 proof of authenticity was given to mary stevenson for this poem.
Find inspiration in the footprints prayer, a beautiful poem about faith and perseverance Do you look back at the 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.
Many have falsely claimed authorship including margaret fishback powers This is the only authorized footprints in the sand web site on the internet. 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.
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