Nature won’t be subdued.

Has more than just one mood;

Can cause us fear.

Earthquakes and violent storms,

Tempest in all its forms,

Tornado that deforms,

They’re so severe.

Fire and floods destroy;

Treat buildings like a toy;

Such is their force.

They always devastate;

Leave people desolate;

They can annihilate

All in their course.

Why should these things be so?

Has nature turned to foe?

We’re in despair.

We ask the question, “Why?”

No answers satisfy;

We stagger and we cry,

“It’s just not fair!”

Some blame catastrophe

On God’s activity,

As if it’s planned.

But nature’s frantic deeds

Do not serve human needs;

Amoral nature heeds

No such demand.

Standing by those in pain,

Trying to ease the strain,

Gloom is reversed.

Our spirit still survives,

And human hope revives;

When love’s support arrives

God is immersed.

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George Stuart