4th April 2025
O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the Lord your God; for he has given the early rain for your vindication, he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the later rain, as before. The threshing-floors shall be full of grain, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. Joel 2:23-24
Rain in due season – and likewise warm and cold weather in their respective seasons – are key to good harvests, whether that is for the crops we humans grow or for the food upon which wild life depends. One of the consequences of human made climate change, is the disruption of weather patterns. Even in the UK we have lost valuable crops because they have shrivelled due to drought, been drowned by floods, or never thrived due to lack of warmth.
The unpredictable weather also impacts insect life and breeding patterns of wildlife. Birds nest too early and find an insufficient supply of insects to feed their young. Insects come out of hibernation too soon and are killed by late frosts. Articles ice melts too early and polar bears cannot catch enough prey to feed their cubs.
We should be concerned about addressing the climate crisis because without rain in its due season we all suffer.
The Green Tau 