The most important question about God is not where God is in the midst of tragedy, but how he is present. We may answer philosophically or poetically, with resignation or in protest. The answer of Christian faith is that in tragedies, God is on the Cross, giving hope. . . . The main reason is that in the Cross there is great love, and love always creates hope. That hope gives life. And because of that resurgent hope, no matter how hard it is to live through catastrophes, we cannot rule out the possibility of resurgent life in the midst of everything.
Jon Sobrino SJ
Contemplative Christianity - Moments of rest and reflection with the gentle Heart of Jesus 