{"id":24282,"date":"2026-03-11T15:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/how-to-pray-through-your-anger\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:17:56","slug":"how-to-pray-through-your-anger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/how-to-pray-through-your-anger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pray Through Your Anger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIn church we\u2019re not very good at talking about what makes us angry,\u201d my friend Ron said to me. We were de-briefing on our small, ongoing study group discussion that had taken place earlier that week. This year we&#8217;re studying Christian history.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe because it was a Zoom session, maybe because we were all feeling pretty distressed, Ron, who is African-American, noted something that I\u2019d observed as well. The African-Americans in the group were unusually quiet at our most recent gathering. Ron and I are such good friends; I was grateful he could be frank with me.<\/p>\n<p>The world going haywire, and some of my beloved brothers and sisters in Christ didn\u2019t feel comfortable speaking out? Were we just being too polite? Or was it that as Christians, we didn\u2019t know <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/4-ways-to-pray-when-youre-angry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what to do with righteous anger<\/a>? The irony of it was we\u2019d been discussing the civil rights movement of the \u201860s and the church\u2019s involvement\u2014both active and reluctant.<\/p>\n<p>In light of recent events, I found myself talking with Ron and going back to the Bible, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/faith-prayer-devotions\/stories-of-faith-faith-prayer-devotions\/prayer-advice-for-finding-strength-in-tough-times-from-debbie-macomber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">looking for guidance<\/a>. It would be easy enough to find an example of Jesus getting angry, like His overturning of the tables in the temple.<b> <\/b>But what did Scripture say about the causes that were provoking people\u2019s anger?<\/p>\n<p>1)<em> The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free\u2026 . <\/em>(Luke 4:18-19)<\/p>\n<p>Jesus reads this passage from Isaiah in the synagogue early in His ministry. Then He rolls up the scroll and announces, \u201cToday this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.\u201d If anybody had any doubts about <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/what-it-really-means-to-pray-in-jesus-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">what Jesus stood for<\/a>, they were being put to rest.<\/p>\n<p>2)<em> Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. <\/em>(Isaiah 1:17)<\/p>\n<p>This passage is posted on the tower of our church on a busy corner of New York City.<\/p>\n<p>When I look up at it, I\u2019m glad that I have a <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/how-to-stay-involved-with-church-when-youre-stuck-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spiritual community to help me<\/a> put these words into practice. I wouldn\u2019t be able to do much on my own, but together as a group, in prayer, in listening, in worship, in reading, in reaching out, in serving, we can act.<\/p>\n<p>3)<em> You are the light of the world\u2026 . <\/em>(Matthew 4:14)<\/p>\n<p>So often I think of Jesus or God as the light but here, in the sermon on the Mount, Jesus is reminding us that <em>we<\/em> have that power. God puts it in us. The light shouldn\u2019t be hidden under a bushel but put where it can be seen.<\/p>\n<p>A cause that makes you passionate, a cause that makes you want to speak out on behalf of those less fortunate, that\u2019s something that can fire you up. If you hold your anger in, it can burn you up. But <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/people-helping-people\/guideposts-response-to-george-floyds-death-and-the-worldwide-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">if you talk about it<\/a>\u2014as Ron and I did\u2014it can promote understanding. Your righteous anger can serve a larger purpose. You can become that light of the world.<\/p>\n<p>4)<em> You have heard that it was said, \u201cLove your neighbor and hate your enemy.&#8221; But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. <\/em>(Matthew 5:45-46)<\/p>\n<p>This always shocks me. Love my enemies? Why should I have to do that? I want to say back to Jesus, \u201cThat\u2019s just too hard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/bible-resources\/bible-verses\/bible-verses-about-hope\/5-bible-verses-that-offer-hope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">love is at the center of it all<\/a>, and loving your enemies means engaging with them, not living in an Us\/Them world, seeing that we are all beloved of God. <\/p>\n<p>5)<em> I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. (<\/em>John 16:33)<\/p>\n<p>Peace. Isn\u2019t that what we long for? Isn\u2019t it what we need? The selfishness, greed and small-mindedness of the world won\u2019t deliver it. Jesus will. He has overcome the world. For me, that takes conversations like the one I had with my friend\u2014an openness, a willingness to share.<\/p>\n<p>In the meanwhile, I pray: <em>help me listen, Lord. Help me understand. 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