In all honesty, because that is the pop Christian thing to do. (For most people)
They simply do not know any better and they are just being faithful to what they understand. So rather than give this to luck they take the time to bring God into the mix.
For others they would have thanked God if the pilot lived or died, because we are told to give thanks in all things. However most of the time thanks for a good result will typically go public while thanks or a nod to God's province will be given in a private prayer.
They simply do not know any better and they are just being faithful to what they understand. So rather than give this to luck they take the time to bring God into the mix.
For others they would have thanked God if the pilot lived or died, because we are told to give thanks in all things. However most of the time thanks for a good result will typically go public while thanks or a nod to God's province will be given in a private prayer.