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I remember reading a news story 
a few years back that totally 

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blew my mind. 
The headline was something like 

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man catches teen falling from 
ride. 

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If there was ever a click bait 
title to click, this was it. 

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What happened is that this man 
named Matthew Howard was leaving

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Six Flags in Albany, NY when he 
heard someone screaming for 

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help. 
He looked over and he saw this 

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young girl hanging about 25 feet
in the air on a slow moving 

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roller coaster that had stalled 
out while she was upside down. 

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Her little brother was in the 
seat next to her, crying in pain

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from holding his sister as his 
grip began to slip. 

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Now, after seeing this, Howard 
ran over to the ride, positioned

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himself right underneath the 
girl, and then he cried out to 

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her. 
It's OK, It's OK to let go. 

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I'll catch you. 
He held out his hands, the girl 

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let go and he caught her. 
And what's amazing is that she 

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was perfectly fine, but Howard 
on the other hand was hurt. 

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He had to go to the hospital for
several days after injuring his 

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back. 
I really like this story. 

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If there was ever a real life 
metaphor for what having faith 

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in God feels like, this is it. 
Life is hard and many times we 

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find ourselves just like this 
girl, desperate, struggling and 

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barely hanging on and all that 
we can see is the distance that 

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we could fall. 
But if we listen carefully, 

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there is someone crying out for 
us. 

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It's OK to let go. 
I'll catch you. 

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That is the gospel. 
That is God's love in a 

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nutshell. 
That is the good news of our 

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faith, that we can fall, but 
there's always someone there to 

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catch us. 
You've been listening to 

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everyday miracles by hope, 
mindfulness, and prayer.