My pastor vehemently preached against the mentality of "God's wrath" being the cause of the hurricanes. Natural disasters happen. Why they do is anyone's guess, we are humans and we can't think on God's level. Many people died, but maybe through the tragedies it was to bring people back to God and to teach us how to be compassionate. Look at how many people are actually being Jesus' hands right now and helping the poor people rebuild. My church has adopted a church that was damaged in the hurricane and then burned to the ground when the power was restored. It's located in rural Mississippi in a place where the Red Cross wouldn't go to--they were making the residents travel 5-6 miles for aid. FEMA came by for part of one day, but left saying that there were too many claims for them to process. These people were left to fend for themselves. Through the MS State Baptist Convention, and our mission board, we have gone to that town and set up a warehouse and have been bringing supplies. We've got a work crew going in a few weeks to start rebuilding the church. Once completed, the church will serve as the center for aid distribution. A couple of other churches in the area have joined with us to help in the project. The interesting thing is that we've been joined by Catholic, Presbyterian, and Methodist churches, and not all of them are Black churches, either. What a way to serve humanity by people of different races and creeds coming together to help others in need. That is the work of God.
Maybe THAT is why the disasters happen. They bring people together at a time of dispair and make us see that our minor differences are really petty when you look at the big picture.
