Frederick BuechnerA miracle is when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. A miracle is when one plus one equals a thousand.
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There are so many different types of miracles. We can all agree that a person who has the ability to talk to someone who is deaf and blind is a miracle. We can all agree that a person who can walk on two legs and breathe air is a miracle. We can all agree that someone who survived an illness is miraculous.
However, we do not agree that a person who survived an illness and then went into remission is a miracle. The odds of successfully surviving an illness and then going into remission were not there at the beginning of the time period. The only way this could happen was through a miracle.
Source: The Alphabet Of Grace
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