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The Plane Truth about Being Prepared
Posted: January 25, 2009
A lesson we can all retrieve from that Hudson River miracle…
What happened in the Hudson River
was enough to make us shiver.
A plane went down, but all survived.
It was a miracle!
And while it really sounds absurd,
the engines ate a flock of birds.
That rendered both the jet and geese
incapable to fly.
The pilot had no time to think
before he ditched into the drink.
When danger struck he simply did
what he'd been taught to do.
Averting a sure tragedy
was hardly luck, it seems to me.
God used a skilled and well-trained man
to rob the jaws of death.
So too, with us, when we're surprised
by crises right before our eyes.
Since there's no time to make a plan,
we'd better plan ahead.
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Greg Asimakoupoulos (pronounced AWESOME-uh-COPE-uh-less) is an ordained minister, published author and chaplain to a retirement community in the Pacfic Northwest. Greg maintains a blog called Rhymes and Reasons, which he graciously provides to SeniorLifestyle.Greg's writings have now been assembled in book form. See the SeniorLifestyle Store. • E-mail the author (moc.loa@veRemosewA*) • Author's website (personal or primary**)
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