An engine on a Cathay Pacific flight from Singapore to Jakarta caught fire early Tuesday morning, forcing an emergency landing in Singapore. The plane and all 136 passengers landed safely, but not before praying together for their lives.
They went up to the heavens, they came down to the depths; their soul melted with trouble.
They were frightened and staggered like a drunkard, and all their wisdom was destroyed.
They cried out to the Lord from their distress, that He take them out of their straits.
The tempest He had set up [settled] into a calm, and their waves were stilled.
They rejoiced that they were stilled, and He led them to the region of their desire.
They shall thank the Lord for His kindness, and for His wonders to the children of men.
And they shall exalt Him in an assembly of people, and in a sitting of elders, praise Him.
Psalm 107
...Pradipta, 15, said he saw nothing as he peered out the window.
"But I asked him to cup his hands to get a better view," [his father] Beawiharta said. "He shouted: 'I see fire! I see fire!'
"Panicked, he then asked: 'Will we die? Will we die?' I took his hand and told him firmly: 'No, we are going to live.'
"Behind us, passengers were praying: 'God, save our flight! Give us your protection!'"
The prayers got louder and louder, pierced by only the occasional cry of panic.
"A stewardess told us an engine had caught fire and we were on our way back to Singapore. Glued to the window, my son said he could see lights, the sea and ships and then lights on the ground. We all grabbed life jackets from beneath our seats, but the plane landed smoothly.
"Within five minutes, as firefighters doused the damaged engine, we walked off the plane into the terminal." (MSNBC)Last week, the U.S. experienced three separate security scares on domestic flights. The week before, Israel grounded all flights after jet fuel was found to be contaminated. Something is going on with fuel and air travel worldwide. One thing is for sure: nothing is to be taken for granted; in the air or by sea, we are utterly and completely in Hashem's hands.
They went up to the heavens, they came down to the depths; their soul melted with trouble.
They were frightened and staggered like a drunkard, and all their wisdom was destroyed.
They cried out to the Lord from their distress, that He take them out of their straits.
The tempest He had set up [settled] into a calm, and their waves were stilled.
They rejoiced that they were stilled, and He led them to the region of their desire.
They shall thank the Lord for His kindness, and for His wonders to the children of men.
And they shall exalt Him in an assembly of people, and in a sitting of elders, praise Him.
Psalm 107
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