Miracles
<p >A <b>miracle</b> often denotes an event attributed to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God" title="God" >divine</a> intervention. Alternatively, it may be an event attributed to a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaumaturgy" title="Thaumaturgy" >miracle worker</a>,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint" title="Saint" >saint</a>, or religious leader. A miracle is sometimes thought of as a perceptible interruption of the laws of nature. Others suggest that God may work <i>with</i> the laws of nature to perform what people perceive as miracles.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle#cite_note-0" >[1]</a></sup> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theologian" title="Theologian" class="mw-redirect" >Theologians</a> say that, with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_providence" title="Divine providence" >divine providence</a>, God regularly works through created nature yet is free to work without, above, or against it as well.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle#cite_note-1" >[2]</a></sup>
In casual usage, "miracle" is seen as any event that is statistically unlikely but beneficial, (such as surviving a natural disaster), or simply a "wonderful" occurrence, regardless of likelihood, such as a birth. Other miracles might be: survival of a terminal illness, escaping a life threatening situation or 'beating the odds'. Some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coincidence" title="Coincidence" >coincidences</a> may be perceived to be miracles.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle#cite_note-2" >[3]</a></sup></p>