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Did God really work a miracle in Tucson by saving Gabby’s life?
by DA Morales on Feb. 03, 2011, under Headline news, Religion
Did God work a miracle in Tucson? Photo: Three Sonorans
Did God save Gabby’s life and perform a miracle in Tucson last month?
As is well known by now, Gabrielle Giffords’ husband Mark Kelly is an astronaut, and thus one would assume well-versed in the sciences. Contrary to popular belief, this does not lead to atheism, but it does lead to skepticism and a demand for proof and evidence for the explanation of what occurs within this universe, subject to the laws of physics, chemistry, etc.
Mark Kelly the scientist was chosen to speak to the National Prayer Breakfast:
WASHINGTON — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ husband says his wife continues to improve from a gunshot in the head last month, saying that “Thankfully, miraculously, Gabby survives.”
Speaking to the National Prayer Breakfast, astronaut Capt. Mark Kelly said “I hadn’t been a big believer in faith until just recently.”
It is almost always the case that when tragedy strikes, people tend to turn to supernatural forces for an answer.
Even though I understand Mark Kelly’s situation and that he is also saying what the nation, those praying for his wife and for a better future, needs to hear, I will continue with my skepticism.
1. Was it faith or the knowledge of the doctors that saved Gabby’s life? Would prayer have worked through the hands of a random citizen, and without access to the science and technology available in a modern hospital?
In other words, if prayer really words, any person who wasn’t a doctor and without technology could just lay their hands on the person and “heal” them, right?
2. Which God was it that worked the miracle? Was it Jesus, who most people (being Christian) in Tucson were praying to? What of those prayers from those who believe Jesus is not God?
3. If faith really is involved, then why did God allow some to live and others to leave us on that fateful day?
4. If God even has anything to do with this, why did God even allow this to happen in the first place?
These types of questions are not meant to bash on the believers but rather to highlight that sometimes it is not the supernatural that is needed, but rather the natural, the real, the living human beings around us that make miracles happen everyday on their own.
And also the evil present in our world and that there are people living in Tucson today who will commit horrendous acts like this in the future. Not only did this happen with those on Jan 8th, but with Brisenia Flores, Juan Varela, Daniel Rodriguez… who were also all shot by hateful non-minorities because of fear and/or anger. It’s not just immigrants committing all the crime in this state, and also not them we really need to be afraid of.
Continue to pray if you want, but also remember that real actions are needed to fix this city and state. Stop hate speech when you encounter it. Love those around you, even the “crazy” ones, who are actually more in need of love and attention.
We are all in this together, and maybe it is just us, on a lonely planet, a rock going around in circles around a burning sun. Either way, we are all we have, and I think there is beauty and strength to be found in that.
Another beautiful thing is that maybe what is important is that people prayed to a God without arguing about who that God was, whether Jesus or Yahweh or Allah… but then what’s the point of dogma and religion?
