I’m seeing a lot of well-meaning people posting on social media and saying out loud that Donald Trump was “lucky.” The American people were “lucky.” We were all “lucky.”
I firmly believe that “lucky” is the wrong term here. In fact, I cringe a bit when I see or hear a sincere person use the L word after former President Trump survived a close call from bullets by a would-be assassin.
My belief system and worldview cause me to use different terms to describe the same events.
Donald Trump was “blessed.”
There was a “hedge of protection” around Donald Trump.
The hand of God was on Donald Trump.
Trump turned his head at just the right moment. Was it a “miracle?”
“Lucky” implies that there is some grand roulette dealer in the sky. Some people have their numbers come up, and some don’t. Random selection. I don’t buy it.
My Bible has a section toward the back called a Concordance. It contains the terms in the Bible from A to Z. It tells where each word appears in the scriptures. I just double-checked my Concordance. “Luck” is not in the Bible. “Lucky” is not there, nor is there any variation.
The attempted shooting of Donald Trump was a close call. It could have been a whole lot worse – a tragedy for him and his family, the nation, our future, and the yuuuge MAGA family. We could be planning a state funeral today instead of planning Trump’s week at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
But we literally dodged a bullet. That’s an old Southern term you hear a lot.
Did Donald Trump survive and live to fight another day because of LUCK? Or was it something else?
Jim ‘Zig’ Zeigler’s beat is the colorful and positive about Alabama. He writes about Alabama people, places, events, groups and prominent deaths. He is a former Alabama Public Service Commissioner and State Auditor. You can reach him for comments at ZeiglerElderCare@yahoo.com.
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