I thought this story was inspirational

fit4mom
fit4mom Posts: 1,352 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
The West Side Baptist Church Explosion

The West Side Baptist Church Explosion

This is a true story. This incident happened in the city of Beatrice which is located in Gage County, Nebraska, 40 miles south of Lincoln on the Big Blue River.


At 7:27 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 1950, the church building exploded in what was believed to be a natural gas explosion. The explosion should have resulted in serious injury and/or fatality to the 15 members of the church choir, who normally met at 7:25 p.m. on Wednesdays for practice. However, by fortuitous coincidence, no one was in the building when it exploded – every one of the 15 members were late for one reason or another:


* The pastor (who actually lit the furnace that exploded, but had returned home), and his wife and daughter were late, as the daughter's dress was soiled and the wife was ironing another.
* One choir member, a high-school sophomore, was late due to problems with her geometry homework.
* Two members, sisters, were late as their car would not start, and their alternate ride was the member with the geometry problem.
* Another member and her daughter were late as she had to attend to matters at her mother's house before arriving.
* Yet another member was working on an important letter.
* One member waited until the last possible minute before leaving, due to the cold weather.
* Another member, taking care of his two sons, was delayed and did not realize until the last minute he was late.
* The pianist had planned to arrive 30 minutes early, but fell asleep after dinner, which caused her and her mother (the choir director) to be late.
* Two other members, high-school students, were late as one wanted to catch the end of a radio program, and the other waited for her as they customarily went together to practice.


The story was a featured segment on the American television series Unsolved Mysteries

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  • Phoenyx0189
    Phoenyx0189 Posts: 80
    That's I'm never mad when I'm late, or when I hit every single red light in the city lol. I know everything is as it is supposed to be.
  • fit4mom
    fit4mom Posts: 1,352 Member
    I know, right? It makes me thankful to just relax and have grace for myself. That maybe I need to just not be so hard on myself but be more thankful for the good things I have.
  • i_love_vinegar
    i_love_vinegar Posts: 2,092 Member
    If that's not a blessing, I don't know what is. Thanks for sharing. Also, thanks for cheering me up. :flowerforyou:
  • fit4mom
    fit4mom Posts: 1,352 Member
    @I_love_vinigar: Anytime.:wink: You should watch Beth Moore. You can google her. She's really great when it comes to being inspired and she has a nack for seeing positivity and purpose in life. It's really encouraging.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    The problem with seeing something like this as divine intervention, which I assume is what you're going for, is what that says about situations where people ARE hurt or killed in accidents like this. Does that mean God didn't like them as much?
  • fit4mom
    fit4mom Posts: 1,352 Member
    DON'T PUT WORDS IN MY TYPING! Not what I'm saying at all! I really don't appreciate that. This was an aritcle I reposted. Not my words. But I do believe it was inspirational and I'll thank you kindly to let me have my own thoughts and beliefs and not try to dirty them up.
  • jenncaroon
    jenncaroon Posts: 91
    Have you ever read the book The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews? Also full of inspiration and very thought provoking.
  • fit4mom
    fit4mom Posts: 1,352 Member
    Thank you. I might have to check that out. Sounds like a good read.
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    My interest has been piqued by your use of the word inspirational. It obviously means something more to you than just a story about coincidental luck (which in itself is quite an interesting subject) but how has this story inspired you in your life?
  • fit4mom
    fit4mom Posts: 1,352 Member
    It inspires me that life is precious and that we should all be thankful for what we have. These people lived to see another day and I do believe in this story that it wasn't just happenstance. I think it's amazing how they all survived and it makes me greatful for my own life family and friends. It inspires me to be my best.
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    It inspires me that life is precious and that we should all be thankful for what we have. These people lived to see another day and I do believe in this story that it wasn't just happenstance. I think it's amazing how they all survived and it makes me greatful for my own life family and friends. It inspires me to be my best.

    I am slightly concerned about my obsessive need for punctuality now :laugh:

    Life is indeed precious and I am always grateful for the good things in my life.

    We make decisions that affect our lives for good or bad every day and sometimes in some strange ways.

    EG: By helping someone to carry a television out to her car when I was in my early 20's I have suffered a lifelong back problem.

    EG: Cheating on my (ex) husband led to meeting my present one and having our wonderful son and 20 years and counting of happiness.

    Life is indeed strange:flowerforyou:
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