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What does "it's in God's hands" mean?

Asked by wundayatta (58722points) January 7th, 2010

Not being religious, there’s a lot of stuff I don’t understand about various religious traditions. On my way to get my latte this morning, I overheard our maintenance man say, “it’s in God’s hands.” It wasn’t, “it’s in God’s hands, now.” Just, “it’s in God’s hands.”

In what circumstances do people say this? What is “it?” What does it mean to them? How does it help them? What feeling does it convey?

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