Hurricane Sandy Research Paper

4. “Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you” (Jeremiah 29:12). As a child I remember kneeling before my bed and praying for my parents to stop fighting. I found these moments comforting. I was able to express my emotions and share my thoughts, hoping for an answer. Unfortunately, I was never given a direct answer to my problem and I felt confused. I thought God was ignoring me and that my pain was not important enough to fix. I realized it was neither mine nor God’s responsibility to fix this problem. The solution was between my parents. The answer was within their will. We can not demand God to fix all of our problems and mistakes. If the solution is within our power, we must resolve the issue on our …show more content…
During history’s worst moments, it is important to realize that it is not by God’s will. Mass disasters do not signify God punishing us. Many people believe that natural disasters are created by God because he is fed up with the way we are behaving and sinning. Instead we should take these tragic moments as a way to help others. It is during moments of tragedy that the goodness of humanity is tested. It is during these moments that our help is needed. During Hurricane Sandy, many communities stood together to help raise, rebuild and assist those of need. This is the voice of God. These actions display the will of …show more content…
What horrible thing did I do, to deserve this suffering? I am always left with the idea that we live in a cruel and unfair world where regardless of your character some will suffer more than others. I have been left without an answer about why we suffer. It feels to me like life is a game of luck, some people are good at winning and others are cursed with bad luck. I always wonder why can’t we just live in a world full of happiness and blessings. Why must we suffer? I think about 911, and how much suffering this tragedy caused. I ask myself, where was God, how did he allow this to happen. Why would God allow so many lives he created to be destroyed. I feel angry and confused. In comparison I think about my aunt who was given so many misfortunes in life. Her husband was killed by a drunk driver, her daughter was then diagnosed with schizophrenia, and her son recently died of pancreatic cancer. How can so much misfortune strike one person. What did she ever do to deserve such suffering? There are so many worse people out there who are blessed with such a better life. Why isn't the level of suffering fairly distributed, why do the good suffer more then the