Our anger is moral. Our rage is sacred. Our anxiety contains wisdom. Our hearts are telling us the truth. If the truth makes others uncomfortable—good. Show me an alarm clock that makes a sweet sound and I’ll show you an alarm clock I can sleep through.
I have learned to use my anger for good. . . . Without it, we would not be motivated to rise to a challenge. It is an energy that compels us to define what is just and unjust.
You can be broken, or you can be broken-open! People who are broken turn angry and bitter. People who are broken-open are weavers of hope and love and life.
Anger is not a sin. The Bible tells us to “be angry, but to sin not.” This is a clear admonishment to face our anger and learn to express it in non-sinful ways.
As Father, the only authority he claims for himself is the authority of compassion. That authority comes from letting the sins of his children pierce his heart. There is no lust, greed, anger, resentment, jealousy, or vengeance in his lost children that has not caused...