Everyday Miracles

Good morning.
This week’s Torah reading in synagogues all over the world continues the story of Moses, who asks Pharaoh, the King of Egypt, to “let my people go”.
Pharaoh, not surprisingly, says no as he doesn’t know this God Moses talks of or want to lose his slave labour. 10 plagues on Egypt follow to persuade Pharaoh to let God’s people go. The plagues are sent by God and are seen as unusual occurrences, even miracles. They are described as signs and wonders that God sends on Egypt to show His mighty hand and outstretched arm.
They get worse in severity, the last one being the killing of the firstborn. Only then does Pharaoh finally say that the Israelites can leave and they leave in haste.
Pharaoh then changes his mind and gets his chariots to chase after the Israelites to bring them back. Then there is the parting of the sea, another miracle? – which guarantees the Israelites escape from slavery.
My question is about how we are to regard these events? Are they miracles? What are miracles? I know lots of people have tried to explain them with scientific or practical explanations. Are they just unusual events that can be explained or is there more to them. Did they even occur?
Well, I am not sure but the story handed down is the one I have received and it’s special to me. I don’t mind whether they are miracles or explainable, some things are explainable and some aren’t and I don’t always know the difference.
So today I pray that I always have faith to accept what is - however plausible, likely or extraordinary it is. I pray that I can learn from every situation and try to make sense of it. I pray that whether it is my miracle or someone else’s, or my story or someone else’s, I accept and embrace the reality and learn and grow from it.