"let anger be put away from you..."

"Let all bitterness, and wrath,
and anger, and clamor,
and evil speaking,
be put away from you,
with all malice..."
- Paul

put it away
from you

it is not becoming,
it does not serve your purpose
or make you
beautiful...

so put it away from you

you are lovely

that is the way He made you
and why would you
want to be anything else?

who does your
anger serve?

what possible reason
could you have for
wearing the mask
of bitterness,
when you have the
face of His beloved child...

I have seen
you
when you are
trusting
His plan,
His care,
His Love,
and you are
full of beauty and grace

so,
put it off,
throw it away,
anger does nothing to forward
your hopes,
your dreams,
your great desires...

all it does is
make you unattractive and
scary,
unapproachable and
lonely...

yes, that's it,
go ahead,
set it out on the curb
for tomorrow's
trash,
because it has no
usefulness,
it adds no beauty to your
countenance,
no sweetness to your heart,
and only leaves you
sitting in the
dark

there you go...

crumple up that
letter you
thought would make them
think,
delete that email
you spent days harboring bitterness so
that you could find just the right words
to "tell them,"
wash that look of
disgust from
your face....

and walk into the
world a
peacemaker,
an ambassador of kindness,
a witness to all that
is good,
and beautiful,
and kind
in others...

and yourself....

seek peace,
pursue it,
chase it down and
tackle it

let joy tickle your fancy,
let trust
sing you a lullaby
until you
rest your hopes
on His
ability to
govern
impartially,
universally,
unconditionally
with
Love...

put off anything that
makes you
fearful and dour
it does not
serve you,

Love does...

wear Love like
a
smile,
let kindness crinkle around
your eyes,
let your heart be
tender,
let forgiveness
soften your gaze...

and
He will freely
give
you
peace...


"...and be ye kind
one to another,
tenderhearted,
forgiving one another,
even as God for Christ's sake
hath forgiven you ..."
― Paul