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Prayer calms mid-air turbulence
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
For those of us who travel by airplane, safety is a real issue. Increased security measures, the threat of terrorism, mechanical difficulties, and weather can all provide reasons to turn to prayer. Sometimes when I fly at night, I look at the sky outside, littered with stars, and pray. These days, I'm always praying for safety—not just for myself or the flight, but for everybody and our world.
Some weeks ago, on a flight to San Francisco I was pushed to very intensive prayer. We had just finished lunch and the flight attendants were clearing the trays away when we hit horrendous turbulence. Even though I've flown many thousands of miles, I have never experienced anything like it. The trays began to fall off the lunch cart and into the aisles.
Those of us close by tried to steady the cart, which was rocking violently from side to side. The captain came on the sound system and asked the flight attendants to take their seats and strap themselves in.
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