As a miracle rescue unfolds in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, spare a thought not only of the two men who at this stage are believed to be in good condition, but also for the community for whom this calamity has been their focus for five days.
Clinging to the remotest hope that the miners could be found alive, family, friends, colleagues, rescue service people and everyone linked to this mining town community have desperately held out for any news.
Even as rocks are being removed and rescuers inch closer to the surviving miners, the community craves news, reports and updates - information.
Letting people know and ending the anguish is almost as important as rescuing the men.
The miracle is not just in their survival and rescue. It's also in the spirit of a community, joined by millions via information channels.
We will, no doubt, be deluged in media coverage of this miracle. Squillions of hits on websites will follow. And is it not about time we all had a news story to celebrate and give thanks for?
God bless the survivors, the rescuers and the global community now linked by this story... and thanks for the fact that we will have all the information we want about this miracle.
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