“Footprints in the Sand” is a poem about someone walking in the sand with the Lord. He had always been by her side throughout her life — two sets of footprints. When faced with a serious trial in her life, she looked back and saw only one set of footprints and assumed God had abandoned her when she needed Him most. Where was He? After crying out to Him, He assured her that He loved her and would never forsake her. He whispered to her that that one set of footprints was His, and He was ...