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Why does God Allow Irma and Maria?

by ThresiaPaulose varghese
09/19/17
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The islands on the Carribean sea as well as some southern states of the USA have not yet recovered from the shocking issues that have been caused by the recent hurricane Irma. Before finding out the loss of the crucial winds of Irma,
another hurricane called Maria has entered the region and is moving towards north like an angry devil of devastation.
Hurricane Maria has brought Puerto Rico to a standstill.

According to the report from Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, which he has posted on his Facebook page, the storm blew over the tiny country late Monday and the phone and internet connections with the country were cut. "What worse would come to our lives??" has become the anxious thought of the people who live here.

A week before the arrival of Irma, another hurricane called Harvey made landfall around Houston and the surrounding places in Texas; it havored in some regions of Lousiana and added more to the list of chaos. What a great loss!
But the hurricane fury is not yet over. Now Maria is on her march to destroy!

Human life is at a loss!
Natural calamities are threatening every life. Predictions are expecting the worst. Life has come to a standstill. Why these calamities? When such natural calamities occur, it human to wonder and ask, "Where is God?" "Why does God allow these, if He is the Supreme cause of everything?"

It is a call from God!
Whenever there is a natural calamity, it is a call from God to learn lessons of His providence. It gives an opportunity to be more resilient than ever, to share love and compassion and to look at others as the children of God.

As Christians, let us encourage each other and build up one another!
Every misfortune calls us, especially Christians, to prove our fraternal love for one another. Let us remember the words of Saint Paul from his letter to the Thessalonians, "Therefore encourage one another and build up each other." (1 Thess.
5:11)