Searching for meaning in the Haiti earthquake, author Rev. Mary McQueen writes about the Bible’s call for compassion and charity. Instead of asking “Why” such a terrible event occurred, it’s perhaps more productive to think about “How” we can help. She writes:

The Bible book of Ecclesiastes, (known as part of “Wisdom Literature”) focuses again and again on the simple fact that true blessings are found in how we live our lives with others more than in the “things” we are blessed to have. It IS more blessed to give than receive.