Do you believe in miracles?

Do you believe in miracles?
Asked by Valerie Lagauskas 4 days ago in Ethics Open
Your public answer:
“Yes, I do believe in miracles. As the pilots' stories of what happened become known, I will be looking for their descriptions of the moment immediately prior to the decision to land on the river. For, while I greatly admire the extraordinary exercise of their piloting safety skills and thank God for the miraculous results, I suspect that at that prior moment the captain of the plane indeed apprehended the insight that revealed the plane's true situation. Hopefully the pilot will tell us more about the source of the insight. Focusing on that moment of insight, I see the possibility that the pilot heroically "seized the sword" of that insight that was hanging above his plane and thus won the struggle to save everyone in his charge. In that one moment, was a true and actual grace offered to him by an angelic message from God? I agree that such a grace was likely offered to and accepted by, him. If we learn that this is how it happened, such a process takes us beyond the analysis of the pilot's choice among alternatives or his judgment about available facts and reasoning. The captain made his decision and by that decision became our hero. There are obvious reasons for us all to celebrate this heroic moment. But you are very wise to ask this question, especially when so many will praise the captain, but not admit the miracle that happened for us all to witness. When a miracle like this happens, who, besides the people directly involved (pilots, crew, passengers, their families and friends) will see the deepest significance of it? How will this miracle change the way people look at live, if at all? In another question that I have posted today ("Whether anyone discerns the ways that knowing and believing are like trusting and loving?"), I ask about how believing compares with knowing in much the same way as loving compares with trusting. Those who don't discern the miracle in this plane crash may be relying too much on knowing. They may trust,but must verify. Those who do discern the miracle may be relying too much on believing. They must love, but may verify with expressions like "seeing is believing" that baffle those who don't see. Perhaps this miracle is meant for those who want to understand more about the beauty of God's grace. Who knows how many will begin their journey to learning more about God's ways of loving us? Who knows how many will begin to place their trust in God? Thank you for your question. Let us all thank God for the love. John”