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Hi, I'm Edwards Sari, and welcome to all things Catholic, where real faith meets real life.

Did you know that the Bible actually commands us to be angry?

Yes, in sacred scripture, the inspired word of God says, be angry, but do not sin.

That's what we find in Ephesians 426, but I think Christians have a hard time

with anger in many complex ways. On one hand, many of us just struggle with losing our temper. We can

struggle with sinful anger and we overreact to the imperfections and failures of the people around us.

But on the other hand, sometimes we tend to think that all anger is always bad.

We could tell ourselves, I should never be angry. I should always be kind and patient and forgiving.

That's what a good Christian does. We should never get angry. And then when we notice ourselves getting

angry when we're not treated well, when there's injustices in the world or in the communities around us, we notice that and we feel bad and we go, oh, I shouldn't be angry. But actually, no, the Bible says be angry, but do not sin. We could also tend to look at others. We notice others when they're angry and we could look down on them and judge them.

Why are they so angry? They shouldn't be so angry. We could do this with our kids. We tell our children,

don't be angry. You should be grateful. You have it much better than many other people. Don't be

angry. As Christians, we want to remember that anger is a passion God gave us. our loving Heavenly Father, when He created us,

created us with the passion of anger. That means it can't be all bad, and it can be used for good.

Jesus himself, the son of God, got angry. When he went into the temple, the week before he dies, he goes in and turns over the tables

of the money changers, angry over the injustices in the temple.

The Bible says be angry, but do not sin.

But what exactly is anger?

And how does God want us to use it for good?

When we notice anger coming up inside of us,

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