[:en]Joel, the prophet ministered in Judah during the time when drought and a plague of locusts had devastated the land. the gave 6 instructions to follow during their time of calamity:
- Hear – Listen to God’s word (v. 2)
- Tell – transmit the message to the children and to the next generation (v. 3)
- Wake up – and acknowledge their sins (v. 5)
- Mourn – calling for the farmers to lament and the priests to repent (vs. 13-14)
- Fast – summon the elders and call a sacred assembly to fast (v. 14)
- Call – cry out to the Lord for His mercy and help. (vs. 19-20)
When we find ourselves in difficult circumstances, we can also follow these instructions.[:]