God does not cause the natural disasters occurring today, but he is concerned about people who are affected by them. Natural disasters are one of the causes of suffering that God’s Kingdom will eliminate. In the meantime, God provides comfort for those who are affected by natural disasters.—2 Corinthians 1:3.
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Thanks Terri, a thoughtful presentation. Many people like to present natural disasters as being a judgement visited on mankind as retribution for bad behaviour of some kind. The truth is they are invariably pointing a finger at a segment of society who politically oppose them! Disasters are just that, disasters. Our human life on the planet we inhabit is a life of risk. Those who fail to recognise that, refuse to acknowledge it or seek to falsely blame a 'divine intervention' which handily suits their political agenda fail the first test of being human - that ability to face and rise above the mere mortal restraints of existence.