What the Bible says about disaster, and why hope remains

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What the Bible says about disaster, and why hope remains

Amid climate anxiety and extreme heat across Europe, the Bible’s many accounts of floods, droughts and disasters offer perspective, portraying God as sovereign over a good creation and holding out hope that despair never has the final word

A view of the destruction caused by the 1964 Good Friday earthquake and tsunami damage in Alaska. (Photo: Unsplash/NOAA)

By Roland Muller
Published: August 04, 2026 11:25 AM GMT
Updated: August 04, 2026 11:25 AM GMT

“How will all of this end?” It’s a question many people — young and old alike — are asking today, both in Germany and around the world

Concerns about society’s future and our own mortality have always been part of the human experience, on some level

Read the full article on Global Catholic

This article is presented by UCA News in association with “Global Catholic.”

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