Helicopter Miracle
Firefighter Saved from Death by the Hand of God
By DS
My job as a helicopter pilot for the Department of Natural Resources in Washington State was quite routine—unless there was a forest fire. One afternoon, I was called to help put out a blaze that was roaring out of control.
All went well. But suddenly, during my third trip into a remote canyon to drop a bucket of hundreds of gallons of water, the wind shifted.
As I released the water onto the fire and pulled hard to climb out of the canyon, the helicopter balked. I pulled all the power I could, mindful of the steep canyon walls and the fire below. Blades churning uselessly, the helicopter failed to respond. I could see the fire below me.
As I slipped closer to the canyon wall and an inevitable crash, I realized the odds of making it out alive were practically nonexistent.
The helicopter was now inches from the wall. OK, Mahanta, I thought, focusing on the divine love of my spiritual guide. If it's my turn, at least I get to go doing something I love.
Just as I spoke these words of surrender, a force took hold of the helicopter. Suddenly it was scooped up as if by a giant hand, like a child lifts a toy. The aircraft rose over the canyon rim, away from the fire and the sheer cliff walls. I worried about the rotors catching on the treetops, but I passed them with ease too. Even my water bucket, which could have easily caught on one of the trees and pulled me back into the fiery canyon, swung free, trailing at the end of its twenty-foot line and gliding perfectly between two trees.
I landed my aircraft, shaken and amazed at what had just happened. None of the other pilots would believe me if I told them! Such an event defied the laws of physics.
But, I realized, not the laws of Divine Spirit. With gratitude, I thanked the Mahanta for rescuing both me and my aircraft that day.
Miracles are possible, whenever we can surrender to the spirit of love.
Excerpted from the 2006 Eckankar Journal, copyright © 2005 ECKANKAR. All rights reserved.
