{"id":25288,"date":"2026-03-11T17:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/the-accident-that-didnt-happen-thanks-to-prayer\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:19:58","slug":"the-accident-that-didnt-happen-thanks-to-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/true-stories-of-answered-prayer\/the-accident-that-didnt-happen-thanks-to-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Accident That Didn&#8217;t Happen&#8230; Thanks to Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: This story has been updated to correct the type of plane involved. It was a 757, not a 747.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My younger siblings and I were in the back seat of the family minivan. I was holding a steaming cardboard box of pizza on my lap. The clock on the dashboard read 5:17 p.m., and we were starving. \u201cLet\u2019s get home while it\u2019s still hot,\u201d we begged. The car smelled of cheese and pepperoni, and every second we delayed was torture. Mom started to turn the key in the ignition\u2013and then stopped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKids,\u201d she said, suddenly, urgently, \u201cwe need to pray.\u201d I heard the concern in her voice. \u201cLet\u2019s pray. Right now. For Dad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Normally we didn\u2019t pray like this, but my brothers, sisters and I all bowed our heads and prayed for Dad\u2019s safety. I wasn\u2019t so hungry anymore. Was Dad okay? That same evening, 600 miles away at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, my father was sitting in the cockpit of a commercial airliner, preparing for take-off. The copilot looked over the instrument panel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/how-we-help\/outreach-publications\/free-ebooks?sourcekey=zzzzzzzzzz&amp;utm_source=zzzzzzzzzz_4_PR_GPS_17-01-05_*&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=SC_CNTN_ZZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Find Hope, Inspiration, and More in our Free eBooks<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCheck. That\u2019s everything, Captain,\u201d he told Dad. As my father crossed the last item off of his pre-flight checklist, the flight attendant popped her head into the cockpit. \u201cEveryone\u2019s seated, Captain. We\u2019ve got a full plane today: 139 people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dad taxied toward the runway. Once in position, Dad stopped the plane and waited for clearance from air-traffic control. Pretty soon a voice came crackling over the radio: \u201cFlight 232, you are now clear for takeoff.\u201d But instead of barreling down the runway at 150 miles per hour, Dad hesitated.<\/p>\n<p>The copilot stared at him. \u201cCaptain?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not accepting that clearance for takeoff,\u201d Dad told him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat? Why?\u201d the copilot asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not accepting that clearance,\u201d Dad repeated, standing firm.<\/p>\n<p>Later that evening, Mom got a call from Dad.<\/p>\n<p>We all gathered around her as they spoke on the phone, eager to learn if anything had occurred. \u201cSee you soon, honey,\u201d she told Dad finally, and hung up. With a trace of tears in her eyes, Mom turned to us kids.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMom, is everything okay?\u201d my older brother asked. \u201cIs Dad all right?\u201d I piped up.<\/p>\n<p>Mom told us the story. \u201cThis afternoon your father was sitting on the runway when he got the clearance for takeoff. LaGuardia Airport is always busy, so when you get a clearance, you go. But for some reason he sensed that he should wait. Sensed it very clearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What happened?&#8221; my sister asked. My mother put her arm around my youngest brother. \u201cSeconds later he and his copilot heard a rumble. Just then, a 757 broke out of the clouds and landed&#8230; on the very same runway that had just been cleared for Dad. If he hadn\u2019t waited those extra seconds, the two planes would have collided.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We all sat in wonder. Had our prayers really saved our father from an unthinkable disaster? There was only one way to be sure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat time was this?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n<p>My mother wiped her eyes. \u201c5:17 p.m.,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/post\/mysterious-ways-a-prayer-on-the-road-saved-us\/\"><em><strong>READ MORE: A PRAYER ON THE ROAD SAVED US<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor&#8217;s note: This story has been updated to correct the type of plane involved. It was a 757, not a 747. My younger siblings and I were in the back seat of the family minivan. I was holding a steaming cardboard box of pizza on my lap. 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