Happy

I turned on the Today Show this morning, which I do maybe 3 times a year. I was immediately interested in the big story they were calling "Miracle on the Hudson", and how birds struck an US Airways plane and disabled it.

The pilot quickly determined they would not make it back to the airport, and he knew that to land in New York City would be dangerous to both the passengers and the people on land. His best option was to use the Hudson River as a runway. He announced a crash landing to the passengers and crew, and they were all told to tuck and brace for impact. The plane glided and landed atop the water and all the people on board exited onto the wings. Some went into lifeboats, and some into the frigid water. Many nearby boats approached and pulled them out of the water to safety. Coast Guard divers were there quickly to assist as well. Before he left the plane, the pilot walked up and down the sinking vessel searching for anyone who might have been left behind. He was being lauded by the reporters as a true hero. They spoke his name several times and praised his wisdom and experience as both a fighter pilot and then a commercial pilot for 29 years. He was called "brilliant" and "a hero". They interviewed passengers and witnesses and each had a different perspective to add to the victorious tale.

Now here comes the good part, when Matt Lauer asked passengers to tell how they responded and what they felt before they crashed. One man said he could hear prayers all throughout the plane. He began to pray as well. Another woman said she heard the prayers, and as she is a born again Christian, she joined in. I could see the peace of The Lord on her face. One couple was asked if they were thankful to the pilot, and she answered "AND GOD", smiling.

In those moments, the passengers did not know whether they would live or die, so many of them called to the Lord. They saw the water getting closer and they felt the plane drop and bounce and hit, and they cried out to God to save them. As a few did, others joined in. Because they put their trust in Him, He saved them from death. The pilot didn't save them, God did. The divers and boat captains didn't save them, Jesus did. As all of these thoughts came to me, I felt joy at the wonder of Him, and a few happy tears came. Number 7 was sitting between me and My Guy as we watched the videos of the sinking plane and she asked me why I was sad. I told her that I was not sad, but happy that God had saved all those people, and that He was getting Glory for it. She looked at the TV and said "but I can't see it". I told her that we can't see God and the work that He does, and that is what faith is. We have to have faith in our hearts. She said "Jesus in my heart an your heart an Daddy's heart." I said "Yes, baby, He is" and cried some more happy tears.

Despite what many in the press say, God Almighty is the True Hero. His name is God, Jesus, Jehovah, Truth, Mercy, Grace, Wonderful, Savior, and Father, to name a few. He heard His people cry out, and He fulfilled His promises by sending His Son to save us from a sinking vessel. He walks from one end to the other, searching for lost sheep, and rescues them. He pulls us out of the miry clay and takes us to green pastures. Let us all praise and worship and glorify Him! He makes me so happy.