The ugly Face of Anger

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season: Tenth Week : Thursday*

*Gospel : Mt 5:20-26*

*First Reading : 1 Kgs 18:41-46*

*The ugly Face of Anger*

*1) Anger breaks the relationship with God*

First of all a angery person is not able to listen, able to think, able to understand and able to reason out a particular situation 

Angry person also not able to God and take His message. Therefore it finally breaks the relationship with God

*2) Anger takes Person to God's judgement*

The Gospel of the day makes it very clear that anger ultimately takes a person to God's judgment

Jesus says *whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment,*

Since judgement belongs only to God, one is liable for God's judgement

*3) Anger breaks the relationship with the neighbor*

Anger does not allow a person to be in peace snd in good relationship with the other 

Anger is always with other other. When a person gets angry, He/she abuses the other and finally relationship is broken

*4) Anger takes away the Human respect*

Anger does not allow a person to respect another person 

The Gospel makes it very clear that angry person, calls the other *fool* or *Raqa*, which means empty headed 

Such an abusive language degrades the human respect and results in breaking the relationship

*5) Anger makes us to lose everything*

A person loses everything because of the anger 

He loses, peace, respect, reputation, image, relationship, time, energy, resources, and everything

Anger in no way benefits in any way to any person 

*6) Anger is the Way of Satan*

Satan uses this particular emotion to destroy the person, the relationship and the family 

Anger finally turns into revenge. When anger becomes revenge, its really the Satan starts working and does a lot of harm to the person and in the surroundings 

Anger which turns into revenge is very dangerous, because it becomes a powerful tool of Satan

How about my anger? 

Has it done any harm in my life??

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*