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It was one of the strangest and most marvelous things ever to happen in the city of New York: a city that has seen more than its share of strange and marvelous things. In late 2007, Alcides Moreno, a window-washer, working on the outside of a skyscraper, 47 stories up, fell to earth. The thing that's strange and marvelous -- and still has his doctors scratching their heads -- is that he survived.
Alcides and his brother, Edgar, were working on a window-washing platform when the cables supporting it either disengaged or snapped. Edgar was thrown from the platform and was killed. Alcides did what his safety training told him to do: he rode the platform all the way down and lived. Yet, even though he did the right thing, the fact that he survived a 47-story fall is remarkable and unprecedented. When the paramedics arrived, they were astounded to find him sitting up and talking.
Alcides' body was battered and broken. His legs were fractured in ten places. Since his accident, he's had multiple surgeries. But, he's learning to walk again. (see James Barron, " 'Miraculous' Recovery for Man Who Fell 47 Floors," New York Times, January 4, 2008)
Alcides Moreno is a living, breathing miracle. He's the man who fell from the sky. He's not the only one. On Epiphany, we remember the Son of God who fell into our world just as suddenly -- and miraculously.
Alcides and his brother, Edgar, were working on a window-washing platform when the cables supporting it either disengaged or snapped. Edgar was thrown from the platform and was killed. Alcides did what his safety training told him to do: he rode the platform all the way down and lived. Yet, even though he did the right thing, the fact that he survived a 47-story fall is remarkable and unprecedented. When the paramedics arrived, they were astounded to find him sitting up and talking.
Alcides' body was battered and broken. His legs were fractured in ten places. Since his accident, he's had multiple surgeries. But, he's learning to walk again. (see James Barron, " 'Miraculous' Recovery for Man Who Fell 47 Floors," New York Times, January 4, 2008)
Alcides Moreno is a living, breathing miracle. He's the man who fell from the sky. He's not the only one. On Epiphany, we remember the Son of God who fell into our world just as suddenly -- and miraculously.
