I need people's help on this one. A reader of this blog sent me an e-mail asking if God could protect us from things like natural disasters. My initial reaction is no, but I wonder what people think on this and why. I'm comfortable asking God for protection against evil, for strength against temptations, for wisdom and other gifts so that I may listen to His will, and for forgiveness. I can see asking God for endurance in suffering, and to use my suffering for the forgiveness of my sins or the sins of the world. I can see asking God to touch the heart of an oppressor, an unjust and mean person, or someone suffering from depression. I just don't think it's right to ask God to save me from physical death from a calamity like an earthquake, a hurricane, or a tornado...
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