In the summer wildfires rage in California. Natural disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and wildfires plaguing California have plagued all parts of the world for almost all of human history: Original Sin ushered into the created world all forms of suffering, sickness, and death. Why does God allow events like hurricanes and earthquakes to take place when He could stop them? How should we respond when they happen? This lesson explores these difficult topics and offers students a chance to reflect on how they respond to natural disasters as disciples of Christ.
In this lesson your students will:
- Examine the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy.
- Understand our responsibility to help those in need.
- Recognize the difference between what God directly wills, and what He allows.
- Begin to understand that God can make good come from evil.
- Put into action a plan to practice the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy.
