Managing Anger

Pastor Pat McCalla · May 9, 2021

Anger is a universal human emotion that, left unchecked, can destroy relationships, careers, and our own well-being. Drawing from Psalm 137 — a raw, honest cry from a survivor of unspeakable violence — Pastor Pat shows that God welcomes our unfiltered emotions in prayer. He then walks through five practical principles for taming anger: acknowledge it, identify whether it is valid or invalid, restrain your immediate response, refuse to let it take up residence through storytelling and rumination, and humbly admit your failures when you handle it poorly.