Capo, I'm not the most religious person here but let me explain my view on this matter. The world is based on rules of nature which has been defined by God. From the smallest particle in this world to the biggest creatures, they act based on these rules. Humans are mortal. That's the rule of nature. Like a leaf in the beginning of spring which is being given life and it dies by fall, a resurrection begins again by next spring. But a leaf can't live forever. We can pray whatever we want but natural events or disasters are parts of this material mortal life that our souls has to endure their grief and burden and the only effective prayer we can say is that those who have left behind be given strength to start over again. These natural disasters, diseases, loss of children or wealth, is the ways that through those souls of people are being tested for faith. If you truly believe in God then, your kids, your wealth, your relatives should all go second compare to God and you should be willing to sacrifice those for God like the way of Abraham. I'm ashamed to say my computer, my family and my money has always come first. But I really like to try though it is very hard to believe in God and do not be a whiner all the time who asks only for blessings.

We are being tested by God on these matters. Did we sit and watch them starve. Did we go and took away their kids and sell their parts of bodies? (how obnoxious is that?) Or did we help them and share whatever we had to be some sort of help or relief to them? That's the test of nature and that's the test of God. People die everyday and that's the way of life, but what we do is our test.