In a devastating storm raged for days leading to widespread flooding in northern Europe Thousands of people lost their lives in the Netherlands Germany and Denmark History reveals an interesting and customary mdash for that time mdash response by at least one local government The provincial authorities of the Dutch city of Groningen called for a ldquo prayer day rdquo in response to the disaster A historian reports that the citizens gathered in churches and ldquo listened to sermons sang psalms and prayed for hours rdquo The prophet Joel describes an overwhelming disaster faced by the people of Judah that [... more]