That was not a case of 'no purpose'. Storm was well aware of the purpose. She had been in space so long(not to mention had committed abortion/suicide, breaking her no-kill oath), her connection to the spirit of the earth(and her own inner spiritual tranquility) had been broken and needed to be re-established.
That's the thing as well. Storm has already done this exact song and dance before. She has done the spiritual introspection throughout her initial(still powered, and rough) punk phase(questioning her 'unreachable, untouchable goddess' persona), and subsequent powerloss and eventual rebirth. She should be aware of the psychological pathways in her mind. To act as if this is all happening for the first time, and she is clueless as how to deal, is a bit silly.