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title: "What Happens Now?"
url: "https://biblicalibrary.com/16/when-your-whole-world-change/213/what-happens-now"
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# What Happens Now?

When a major disaster occurs, our capacity to deal with it is quickly overwhelmed. The combination of massive need and almost no time to prepare cripples effective response by governments and health care systems, and strains the infrastructure providing essential goods and services.

On a personal level, we struggle to find our way through the confusion, fear, and painful losses that come with this crisis.

Few of us have faced a crisis like this. Most of us haven’t had to cope with such dramatic changes to our daily routines. We haven’t faced the uncertainty of changing circumstances on this scale.

This disaster affects our every thought, every decision, and every action every moment of the day. We have no idea what tomorrow may bring. We may wonder if the stories we see on television today will become our story tomorrow.

Amid such turmoil, we long for comfort, stability, and hope. The Bible, God’s Word to humanity, is the story of God’s faithful love for each of us in every circumstance. It can be a great encouragement during such times. It gives voice to our anger, heartache, fears, and hopes. It comforts us for today and strengthens us for tomorrow. It helps us to see beyond our immediate struggles to the eternal hope God brings to the whole of life.

These daily readings explore some of the common feelings and thoughts we may experience following a disaster. Each reading includes a question or thought inspired by survivors of disasters and crises, a passage to read from the Bible, and encouragement to help you cope with the new challenges of daily living. The readings conclude with a thought or question for you to keep in mind as you go through your day or to use as a prompt for your journaling or prayer time.

May God bless you and keep you moment by moment, day by day, as you seek to follow Jesus faithfully even when your whole world changes.