God Is Always With You

My all time favorite poem is “Footprints in the Sand.” If you’re not familiar with it, I hope you look it up. It’s one of the most popular poems out there! It reminds us that God is always with us, especially in the hard times.

This poem has helped me through a LOT of hard times. My husband even gave me a beautiful poster of the beach which had this poem on it. I still cherish it, not only because it was a very thoughtful gift from my life partner (who I miss dearly), but it was also a gift from the God who loves me. They both knew I need a gentle reminder that I am loved by the God who created me, the ocean, the stars, and everything!

The author is probably one of about a dozen people who hotly contest that honor for themselves, presumably because great piles of money they would make from it. I do know that all the people who claim the rights to that poem KNOW whether or not they actually did. Perhaps only God and the actual person will ever know who penned this poem. What a sad statement about the world we live in, where greed and jealousy even taints this beautiful poem.

Thank You, God, for giving this poem to the world. No matter the person who put words to paper, You actually wrote it. To God be the glory! Amen.