Anger

“Let’s Talk About the Fire You’ve Been Holding In”

Your anger didn’t come out of nowhere.

It has a history.
A reason.
A story.

Anger often shows up when something sacred has been crossed—when your boundaries were ignored, when your voice went unheard, when fairness slipped through someone else’s hands.

You’ve probably been taught to smooth it over. To calm down quickly. To keep the peace—even if it costs you honesty.

But anger isn’t the enemy.
Unacknowledged anger is.

Anger is energy. It’s information. It’s your heart saying, Something here matters.

And I know you’ve been holding it carefully, afraid that if you let it speak, it might say too much. Afraid it might make you look harsh or ungrateful or unkind.

But anger doesn’t make you dangerous.
It makes you honest.

The work isn’t to silence it—it’s to listen long enough to understand what it’s protecting.

Maybe it’s protecting your dignity.
Your time.
Your hope.
Your sense of justice.

You can be angry and still be good.
You can be angry and still be faithful.
You can be angry without becoming bitter.

Let the fire warm you, not burn you.
Let it illuminate what needs attention.

You don’t need to explode.
You don’t need to disappear.

Just be honest here. That’s enough for today.

Companion Prayer / Reflection

Prayer:
“God, help me understand what my anger is trying to protect.”

Reflection Prompt:
What boundary or value feels threatened beneath my anger?