Death to Winter Camp!

"Although the fatherly approval and kindness of God (as well as his judgment) are obvious in the whole realm of Providence, occasionally the thought can rise that human affairs are whirled around by the blind impulse of fortune. Our carnal nature makes us speak of God as though he is amusing himself by tossing men around in a game. If only we could calm down and set ourselves to learn the true situation, we would see that God's plan is highly rational. His purpose is either to develop patience in his people, correct their vices, control their impurity, accustom them to self-denial and stir them from laziness; or it is to humble the proud, defeat the ungodly and frustrate their scheming. There is so much that we are unaware of, but we can rest assured that everything is safe..."

John Calvin, The Institutes of Christian Religion, eds. Tony Lane and Hilary Osborne