How Do I Say, God

When the super typhoon, Yolanda struck at our place in Bogo City last November 8, 2013, I was personally there to witness it. We had our home visit during that time, so I was able to be with my family during the incident. I can still picture out in my mind the houses that I saw when I roamed around our place the day after the typhoon. Almost all of the houses were really devastated. Even the newly built concrete houses were also ruined. As I was reflecting on that incident, I was able to ask God why He let that instance happen. Of course, God did not give me an answer immediately. As days passed, I noticed that there were many groups & organizations who came to our place, and helped us. We received countless of relief goods, that even some were able to have their own mini sari-sari store. I also observed that in every group of houses in our barangay, there were one or two houses that were not damaged by the typhoon. Because of that, on the occurrence of the typhoon, those people whose houses were demolished by Yolanda had a place to stay in for a while. With this, I can really say that God indeed is watching over us. He is always there for us. Then, I realized that because of the super typhoon, Yolanda, God was able to awaken the hearts & minds of some people, and led them to help those in need. In a way, God also made the people living in a particular place to be united with each other because after the typhoon, they helped each other in rebuilding their homes. To sum up, I can say that God is a loving and merciful God.