In the book Surprised by Scripture, published in 2014, N. T. Wright addresses the problem of evil embodied in the tsunami of December 26, 2004. What he had to say then is still applicable to the hurricanes we have recently experienced.
“Remember that when Jesus died, the earth shook and the rocks were torn in pieces, while the sky darkened at noon. God the creator will not always save us from these dark forces, but he will save us in them, being with us in the darkness and promising us, always promising us, that the new creation begun at Easter will one day be complete, and then there will be full healing, full understanding, full reconciliation, full consolation.”
We are not promised that everything will be fine and dandy here and now, but we are promised that all will be well in the end. Or in the words of Revelation 21:3-4 (NRSVue):
“See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and be their God; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.”
Amen.