As the world has seen, on 6 April most of central Italy was struck by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake centred in the city of L'aquilla (incidently reknowned for its rugby)caused serious damage to several medieval hill towns in the region, killing over 260 residents, injuring over 1,000 and leaving 28,000 homeless. Despite the dangers from aftershocks, the search for survivors continues, and will be maintained until Sunday, after which the daunting tasks of cleanup and reconstruction willl begin.
The questions asked again at times like this is "Why did God allow this to happen?' 'Where was God?'
I don’t really know. However I do know that His love and compassion are revealed in how we respond to such a disaster. When we see such a catastrophe how do we respond? In a way that reflects the love of Christ?...or are we momentarily distracted, then move back to ‘real life’ quickly?
When catastrophe happens do we offer a momentary thought or prayer or are we moved to action? It is only when we act that bring the love of god into such a situation.
Apparently the Evangelical church here in Italy has revealed the love of Christ in the midst of tragedy. The church has been noted for its relief efforts. One news item mentioned organisations that were ‘not the evangelical church – in other words the evangelical church led the relief efforts, but there were some other organisations that helped!
Here Christ is glorified through the actions of Christians.
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