Acts of God and Prayer

On your homeowners policy you probably have an exception or stipulation concerning what insurance companies call acts of God. These are things like tornados, hurricanes, floods, etc... There really is no way an insurance company can categorize acts of God as anything other than what they are - Acts of God. Isn't it interesting that in the wake of so many storms that people debate whether or not God is responsible for the devestating effects that lie in the wake. Theologically we could say that the world is fallen and under the curse of sin and these things happen. This is true. We could also say that God sends or allows these things as punishment for sin or in His providential care He knows what is best to reveal his glory and bring people to himself. All of these are true. The question I've always pondered, though, is how to pray when threatened by hurricanes.

Right, wrong or indifferent, this is how I pray when faced with acts of God. I pray that God would be glorified. Regardless of the outcome and the effects of the storm, my prayer is that God receives the glory for it. I pray that God would diminish the storm (not send it to Mexico or Texas) and that its effects would be minimal and the loss of life would be minimal. I pray that God would teach us humility and create within us as a people a dependence upon him. Finally, I pray that God would walk through the storm with the people that even in the midst of calamity, folks might know that God is with them. How 'bout you....How do you pray when faced with acts of God?