Way back in 1669 a most unusual occurrence took place. The entire village of Runswick, England, slipped into the sea. Yes, such tragedies occur from time to time. The entire town was swallowed up in the raging tides. Here’s what is interesting, though not a single inhabitant of Runswick drowned! Why? All the residents of the town were attending a funeral in a neighboring village at the time of the catastrophe. (1) Amazing!

Now, if you had been a resident of that village where not a single life was lost in that terrible catastrophe because they were all at a funeral in another town, would you say that was providence or would you say it was simply a coincidence? In other words, was it the hand of God that all members of the community men, women, even little babies were at that funeral when …