Disaster work changes people. Emergency managers, responders, chaplains, volunteers, and community leaders step into moments when the normal moral order of life has broken apart. Homes are gone. Systems fail. Decisions must be made quickly, often with incomplete information. In the aftermath, responders and survivors alike may carry questions that linger long after the immediate crisis has passed. What happens to the human spirit when the world stops making sense? Drawing on years of pastoral experience in disaster response, G. C. Smith explores the hidden moral and spiritual strain that disasters place on those who respond and those who survive. Using the emerging concept of moral injury, this book offers a language for experiences that many responders recognize but rarely name. Through reflection, field insight, and practical wisdom, Smith invites readers to consider how people can remain human in the midst of catastrophe--and how communities can begin the slow work of moral repair. This is a book for responders, chaplains, pastors, and anyone who stands beside others when the world breaks.