Proper 19 B - Eph. 4:26-27 - When God Whispers Your Name, Max Lucado

Anger. It's easy to define: the noiseof the soul.
Anger. The unseen irritant of the heart.
Anger. The relentless invader of silence...
The louder it gets the more desperate we become...
Some of you are thinking ... you don't have any idea how hard life has been. And you're right, I don't. But I have a very clear idea how miserable your future will be unless you deal with your anger.
X-ray the world of the vengeful and behold the tumor of bitterness: black, menacing, malignant. Carcinoma of the spirit. Its fatal fibers creep around the edge of the heart and ravage it. Yesterday you can't alter, but your reaction to yesterday you can. The past you cannot change, but your response to your past can.

Father, at one time or another we have all looked at the circumstances of our life and wondered why these things happen. We have the courage to wonder, when we read page after page in the Bible sharing the agony of those who sought you. And we find great encouragement from those who found you.

Max Lucado, God's Inspirational Promise Book; Word Publishing, Dallas, Texas; 1996; Pg 70.