Surviving after the Disaster <br/><br/>

In his New Year’s speech, Pope John Paul II praised the effort that all countries and organizations have put in to aid and provide relief for the tsunami victims in South Asia. The whole human race has shown an even greater unified power in face of disasters.<br/><br/>

According to report, other than a small group of bandits that took advantage of the opportunity of chaos, most survivors in the disasters were willing to share the limited amount of food and water they themselves saved with others in need.<br/><br/>

A puzzling question we all ask is: How can God let such things happen?<br/><br/>

Another equally difficult question to answer is: Why did God let Jesus sustain his sufferings on the cross?<br/><br/>

You may say: There was only one Jesus, but there were over 140,000 deaths in the South Asian Tsunami.<br/><br/>

Perhaps you have forgotten one thing: Life is precious. One life, or tens of thousands of lives, is equally precious in the eyes of God. (Aside: Over 2,200,000 abortions are being performed in North America every year!)<br/><br/>

When Jesus was around, did He not consistently remind us that we must always be prepared to return to the Lord’s home in Heaven? Through His death and resurrection, Jesus reminded us that the real “death” is our failure to love and protect others.<br/><br/>

Perhaps the sudden passing of 140,000 people is to bring us, the living, a message that: you should all cherish life and strive to create a society of harmony?