A Prayer of Repentance for Angry Words by Emily Rose Massey, read by Liam Arton.

Know this, my beloved brothers, let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow

to anger. For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God, James 119-20.

My husband and I have been married for almost 12 years, and although we'd never admit

to having it all together, one thing we've always fought for is to work through our disagreements.

However heated they may become, we make it a priority never to go to sleep, angry with

one another. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we try our

best to be quick to forgive and to ask for forgiveness. But since we're still on this

side of eternity, we're continually being sanctified every day, and sometimes our flesh and

pride gets in the way of our pursuit of peace. That was the case in a recent argument

we experienced. The two of us became so angry with one another that we continue to go

in circles and rehash the argument. I found myself not thinking clearly and saying

things that were hurtful, things I didn't believe to be true. I would constantly interrupt

my husband with what I wanted to say and never let him voice his concerns. In my frustration,

I became so exhausted and confused that I didn't have any energy to continue the conversation.

Thankfully, before we drifted off to sleep, we both took some time to calm down and began

to apologize for our anger and our hurtful words. Knowing that anger that's not restrained

can often lead to sin, and in this case, it did, we both repented to the Lord and to

each other. We can find much instruction in wisdom in the Bible regarding the sin of

unrestrained anger. James 1 has some beautiful instruction for us that's a wonderful reminder

for our hearts, especially in a marriage relationship.

Know this, my beloved brothers. Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow

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