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                                                         "In 
                                                          all your anger do not 
                                                          sin. Do not let the 
                                                          sun go down while you 
                                                          are still angry, and 
                                                          do not give the devil 
                                                          a foothold. " 
                                                          (Ephesians 4:26) 
                                                        ANGER 
                                                        Anger. 
                                                          What a tremendous emotion! 
                                                          Many a night men have 
                                                          slept on couches for 
                                                          expressing their anger 
                                                          at their spouses. (myself 
                                                          included) 
                                                        Anger 
                                                          is given to us by God, 
                                                          but can there be constructive 
                                                          anger? 
                                                          Whenever I am in doubt, 
                                                          I always ask, WHAT WOULD 
                                                          JESUS DO? 
                                                        The 
                                                          Bible has examples of 
                                                          Jesus expressing His 
                                                          anger. The hypocrisy 
                                                          of the Pharisees, the 
                                                          people selling goods 
                                                          in the temple, Jesus 
                                                          clearly showed His displeasure 
                                                          with people who made 
                                                          themselves out to be 
                                                          gods instead of showing 
                                                          honor towards God. 
                                                        But 
                                                          Jesus showed nothing 
                                                          but compassion, mercy 
                                                          and grace when He was 
                                                          confronted with people 
                                                          who just didn't understand 
                                                          God's love, or the ones 
                                                          who were just plain 
                                                          lost. 
                                                        I 
                                                          hope and pray the Lord 
                                                          will help me to show 
                                                          His unconditional love 
                                                          when I feel the warm 
                                                          rush of anger fill my 
                                                          veins. Help me Lord 
                                                          to be like Jesus and 
                                                          to give justice without 
                                                          always demanding it. 
                                                          I pray I can show the 
                                                          mercy and compassion 
                                                          and grace my precious 
                                                          Lord Jesus showed me 
                                                          when He chose to die 
                                                          upon the cross for my 
                                                          sins, I pray in Your 
                                                          precious and peerless 
                                                          name. 
                                                          Amen.  
                                                        Rejoice 
                                                          in the Lord Always! 
                                                        Dario 
                                                          Ferko 
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