masking & unveiling

A man named Sully saved a lot of lives today by landing US Air Flight 1549 safely in the icy Hudson River. A miracle? No doubt. But a quick glance through Sully's bio will also tell you he was also prepared for God to use him to do the unthinkable:

Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, III is a captain for a major U.S. airline with over 40 years of flying experience. A former U.S. Air Force (USAF) fighter pilot, he has served as an instructor and Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) safety chairman, accident investigator and national technical committee member. He has participated in several USAF and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) accident investigations. His ALPA safety work led to the development of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisory Circular. Working with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientists, he coauthored a paper on error inducing contexts in aviation. He was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Crew Resource Management (CRM) course used at his airline and has taught the course to hundreds of his colleagues. Sully is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy (B.S.), Purdue University (M.S.) and the University of Northern Colorado (M.A.). He was a speaker on two panels at the High Reliability Organizations (HRO) 2007 International Conference in Deauville, France May 29-31, 2007. He has just been named a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley.

Sully's wife Lori said she'd often heard her husband say "It's rare for an airline pilot to have an incident in their career." More than 150 people are glad tonight that he lived like he didn't believe it.

I probably won't save dozens of people from a watery grave, but scripture says there are plenty of incidents He's planned for me, too. God, help me show myself ready.