God sent or Man-made natural disasters

I’ve heard a lot about how each thing

Hurtful, bad, harmful, painful—are sent by the Lord

As punishments for man’s actions

Are they? Really?

If man cuts down trees
 And the climate becomes unbearably hot

Is that done by God?

If factories spew out chemicals

And deplete the ozone layer

Melting the ice land to bring us Tsunamis

Is that done by God?

If unhygienic living

And adulterated or lack of medicines

Brings the Plague or epidemics

Is that done by God?

If depletion of forests

Destroying arable land to built high rises

Brings floods & famines

Killing uncountable beings

Is that done by God?

If manufacturing nuclear play toys for each country

To present themselves as super powers

Brings death and destruction

Is that done by God?

You tell me if a God who

“He was wounded for our transgressions,

He was bruised for our iniquities:

The chastisement of our peace was upon him;

And with his stripes we are healed.”

Would send

Hurtful, bad, harmful, painful occurrences

As punishments for man’s actions?