I figured that would be your response. “It was God’s will.”
I think I’ll just say that I have quite a different view of the nature of God than you (and probably different than that of most FReepers here, though I was raised Lutheran), so we’ll just leave it at that.
I have no problem with that. Go in God’s peace, friend.
I once asked an acquaintance whether he wore his seat belt when driving. He told me that he didn't bother, because when it's was God's will for him to go, he'd go, and nothing he could do would change that fact. I then asked him whether he'd mind climbing to the top of a local water tower right that moment and jumping off. If it wasn't "his time" he'd survive. If it were "his time" then it would simply be the will of God, and no great tragedy. Needless to say, he declined to carry out the experiment.