Florida Plane Crash

A private jet crashed in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, including two young children.

A tech entrepreneur, his family, and friends were flying from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas on a Learjet 60 when it encountered bad weather. Just before 1 p.m., the jet’s crew—a 55-year-old pilot and 20-year-old co-pilot—issued a distress call, saying the plane was “descending 20,000ft per minute” and was “going to crash.” It nosedived into a six-lane road, exploding on impact and injuring one person on the ground.

Authorities say there’s evidence the jet broke apart before impact, but investigations have been complicated by recent heavy rainfall partially filling the crash’s large crater.

The downpour has drenched the Sunshine State, causing historic flash-flooding along Florida’s Space Coast that has killed at least two people.

PRAY WITH US
Lord of Highest Heaven, today we are brought down low. Your people have soared to breathtaking heights, only to be brought down in flame and reduced to ash. You were there when we ascended into the heavens, taking the wings of the morning, and You will be here in the pit of destruction. Even here, Your hand will hold us fast.

Hold us fast, Searching, Knowing, Present One. Hold fast the families mourning those suddenly lost. Hold fast the injured, brought low and broken, who face an enduring trial. Hold fast the anxious who fear the journey over the jet bridge and into a cloudy expanse of helpless dependence. Teach us the wholehearted trust of a little child with a good parent, so that we walk and fly by faith. Amen. (read full prayer)