In order to refute disturbing indications that the weather is becoming increasingly violent and destructive and that there is nothing we can do about it, we need to get a higher viewpoint.
Nearly two thousand years ago the Apostle Paul wrote, "We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
The expression of patience, charity, unselfishness, forgiveness, makes us receptive to the ever-present, beneficent government of divine Life, Truth, and Love, and thus contributes vitally to our happiness and well-being.