~~~ Saint Anthony of Padua~~~
~~~ Priest and Doctor of the Church ~~~
~~~ 1 Kings 21:1-16 ~~~ Psalm 5 ~~~ Matthew 5:38-42 ~~~
“Why are you so angry that you will not eat?”
Anger has a strange way of clouding our judgement.
Anger is often responsible for our bad behavior.
In the passage from Kings today a wife plots and succeeds
in having another person killed just to keep her husband happy.
Anger which is allowed to get out of control
becomes the controlling factor in a person's life.
Anger too often leads someone into a state of great sinfulness.
Anger leads one to loose the ability to see
beyond the source of the anger.
Anger, however, is not always negative.
There is a time and a place for anger.
Dealing with anger is critical if we are to maintain
a healthy emotional state.
Anger is healthy when it's energy is directed
toward accomplishing something worthwhile.
So what do you do with your anger?
Does it control you or do you control it?
But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil.
Jesus is the master peace maker.
He advocated peace to be the primary focus of our actions.
Killing someone you were angry
with may have been the norm in ancient days.
Jesus did not accept an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
He wanted peace not violence in all circumstances.
Thou shall not kill...
There was no excuse for killing just
because another person made you angry.
Unfortunately the world we live in today
may need to have another lesson from Jesus
on exactly what peace means.
If Jesus truly lives in us...
if we have put on Christ...we must control the way
our anger manifests itself in our life.
If you have issues with anger I urge you to get help.
Uncontrolled anger has the potential to ruin
your life and those around you.
Destructive, out of control anger eventually
diminishes your quality of life.
Let peace be the motivating factor in how you
choose to live your daily life.
When anger does rear its head
channel it into some form of positive actions.
Blessings of Peace!
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