This is for you, and all believers in the OT mythology to answer.
Only? What do you tell a child who's parents die? What do you say to a friend who just lost their child? And when such tragedy comes even closer, how do you deal with it personally?
What life means; what we make of it all - of the world we live in; how should we react when bad things happen to those we love; what is good, of what value is being good, how ought we relate to and judge others and ourselves; what is our goal in living and what is our standard, is life's purpose only what we decide it to be; what are we willing to sacrifice for others and why…
These kinds of questions are for everyone who lives to answer. And everyone who consciously examines their life, you included, has some "mode of reasoning" about such questions. This is an integral part of his or her religious beliefs - whether they even realize they have them or not.
Oh boy!