Where is God in times of trouble?

Mark 4:35-41

35And that same day, when the evening had come, He said unto them,"Let us pass over unto the other side."
36And when they had sent away the multitude, they took Him even as He was in the boat; and there were also with Him other little boats.
37And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was now full.
38But He was in the hind part of the boat, asleep on a pillow; and they awoke Him and said unto Him, "Master, carest thou not that we perish?"
39And He arose, and rebuked the wind and said unto the sea, "Peace, be still." And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40And He said unto them, "Why are you so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?"
41And they feared exceedingly and said one to another, "What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
So often there are times when it feels as if God has all but abandoned this earth. As if He could care less about the acts of violence and hate that are going on down here. When an event such as Hurricane Katrina and 9-11 happen we do one of three things:

We either turn to God humbly and beg for his mercies to us, and ask for forgiveness for the evil deeds of men.
Or we pick up our dust covered Bibles as if it were just a wand used to wish things back "the way they should be." We go to the church which we are members at, but attend only a handful of services a year, and mostly only when we want something. Church isn't a magical ceremony any more than the Bible is a magic wand. But yet we seem to think we can go when we are in need of somthing and the "great genie god" will grant us our wish. And fix our problem.
And finally we turn from God totally and blame him for the event that has happened. We claim "There just can't be a God!" or "God must be asleep up there." When all the while we are the ones asleep.
Just as the disciples we moan "Master, carest thou not that we perish?" When the storm is brewing and our boat is rocking we should be assured that God is there and will help us to persevere. The storm has be purposed by an all mighty God since before time began, and right when we think God has vanished, He calms the storm..... showing his might and power and magnifying his glory. "Why are you so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?" --- see brother there is nothing to fear, no one shall bring charge against God's elect, all things work for their good! Oh what a comfort it is to be loved by a Glorious God.

To Him be the Glory in All Things!