The Story About a Pastor Named Germany, a Gunman Named Polite, And An Outcome That Can Best Be Described As, "Miraculous"

 Some things just aren't easy to explain:

An armed man gave no warning as he walked toward the front of Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in Pennsylvania on Sunday, raised a gun toward the pastor’s face and pulled the trigger.

What happened next may have been divine intervention, Pastor Glenn Germany said.

“I’m thankful to God that I’m still here, because he definitely pulled the trigger,” Germany told CNN affiliate WTAE.

The gunman “attempted to shoot, but the firearm failed to discharge,” Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement.

The incident in North Braddock was captured on the church’s livestreamed video. Immediately after the gunman pulled the trigger, a church member tackled the suspect to the ground.

State police identified the suspect as 26-year-old Bernard Junior Polite.

It’s not clear why the suspect tried to shoot the pastor. Germany said he had never seen the gunman before Sunday, WTAE reported.

“All of a sudden, I just seen a gun pointing right at me,” the pastor told the affiliate. “And at that point, all I could do was run for cover.”

As Germany ran and hid behind a lectern, the church’s cameraman rushed the gunman and tackled him to the ground, according to WTAE. The pastor quickly emerged from behind the lectern and helped subdue the suspect.

Polite faces charges of attempted criminal homicide, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person, court records show.