There are a number of Biblical names for the presence of evil in the world. The devil is one, Satan another, Beelzebub, Father of Lies, and Lucifer. Lucifer is the label given to the latest killer heat wave affecting Europe. Temperatures soared about 40C in places, causing distress to millions. Crops have withered, water supplies have been depleted, roads have sagged and train tracks buckled. In the mountains of Slovenia the first ever overnight temperature of 20C was recorded. Earlier this summer hot, dry temperatures turned Portugal into a tinderbox and a number of people were killed by wildfires which swept across highways.
Rain has brought relief to some countries but we can pray that governments do not ignore what is happening, or consider it an aberration. What some are calling "global weirding" has produced both unprecedented droughts and floods in locations across the planet. A wildfire in Greenland and this year's stunning number of icebergs point to climate change at one of the poles.
What scares me if that this isn't Lucifer at work, it is the result of human activity and indifference to a global crisis. We can't claim that "the devil made me do it" either. We must pay attention and develop strategies for change.
Thoughts?
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