I'm a buddhist, so in my world view supposedly there is no "god." But I experience something akin to "god" (or freedom) when I remember this life is something I can wisely respond to, but generally not control. I think you are deluded if you believe you are in full control of the direction of your life or what happens to you. You can make wise decisions, brave choices, and hard work helps, but there are no guarantees. There certainly wasn't one for Susan Boyle, but she went out there anyway. We do not know the outcome: of this day, of this life. But we live it, and the more fully we live it the more miraculous it becomes. IMO.

The real miracle is the effect her performance is having on those milllions and millions who have witnessed it. To me that is a gift from god.