The virtue of 'Thankfulness' - what has that to do with the disasters that is happening around the world especially in North America? Just because we are not close to them does not mean we are not affected by them nor will we be exempted in the future. How does a first class country ends up in shamble in a relatively short time?

The Bible says, "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature-have been clearly see, being understod from what has been make, so that men are without excuse. For though they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man ..............Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator who is forever praised."

It is a dreadful thing to be given up by God whom we have tested and tried by abusing what he has given us graciously. Now he is taking them back, what do we have to say? Is it our right to lay claim on them forever?
Can we use our mere power to restore what has been taken away until the next disaster comes upon us? Perhaps
God still have good intention behind those tragedies, when men have to strive for survival, we have less time to
engage ourselves in sinning.

God seeks to bless those who are thankful, even in the face of disasters. Therefore, David says, "though I walk
through the shadow of the valley of death, I will fear no evil, your rod and your staff comfort me.............'