Well, here’s something to add to the previous post.
As most of you know, last Spring, Scott enrolled to take college courses at UNO where he works. He’s seeking to complete his bachelor’s degree, and plans to pursue graduate work in Archeology. As an employee of the University, Scott gets a discount on his tuition and other expenses associated with his education.
When I got word at the dealership this a.m. about the brakes, I sent him a brief text message giving him the bad news.
So, just now I got a new text message from Scott. He tells me HE has paid for the brake work. It seems that even though he’s an employee, apparently the University made a mistake. They listed him as a Non-Resident of Nebraska, and as anyone with knowledge of college expenses knows, that equates to higher tuition.
However, there is an agreement that give residents of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, the same tuition rates as a resident of Nebraska (I think a few other counties over here get that as well.)
The University admin has discovered their mistake, and are reimbursing him $800 for the summer semester!
Of course, that $800 pays for the brake work. I find the coincidence of the timing rather interesting. Discovered and remedied on the same day as unexpected expense.
Some might say that is not a miracle and that the timing is merely fortuitous. But I have learned over 5 decades that it is precisely in the fortuitous that miracles are to be found. Sure, every now and then a miracle occurs that simply transcends the capability of science and reason to explain. I suppose spitting in the dust, and using the resultant mud to cure lifelong blindness is one of the latter. But I have discovered that far more often miracles CAN be explained by both science and reason. It’s the fortuitousness of the occurrence that makes it a miracle and that proves to me God’s hand is involved.
Yes, I’d love a BIG miracle. An army of angels setting up camp in my front yard would be nice. The sudden appearance of a ton (as in specifically 2000 pounds – 32,000 ounces) of gold in my living room would be mighty nice, too. Perhaps coming home to discover that a brand spanking new house has miraculously appeared where my 1910 Bungalow now stands… yeah, pretty awesome. An overnight breakout of world-wide peace and the sudden end of all drought, resulting in the complete end of world hunger, coupled with the immediate disappearance of all forms of disease – those would be even BETTER “Big” miracles.
But, that’s really not how life generally happens, is it? It’s the sudden appearance of $800 when $800 is needed, even though it comes from a totally mundane and easily explained source…. Those are the kind of miracles I tend to expect. God never seems to let us down.
Thank you God!
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