“Wherever you find yourself in the process of facing and dealing with anger there are ways of handling anger that produce good. God is not surprised by our blind spots. He is not surprised by our failures. He willingly meets us. God is merciful and will not give up on you. He works patiently and persistently. — Anger is the reaction that incinerates marriages and disintegrates families. It energizes gossip and guns down classmates. It divides churches, turns friendship into enmity, and erupts in road rage. It is the stuff of every form of grievance and bitterness. Anger is also the basic DNA of complaining, brooding, irritability, and bickering. Anger is meant to be laced with mercy and loving intent. We need help. We need forgiveness. We need both vision and strength to change. We need a Savior—on scene, active, committed, practical, personal—to get mixed up with our troubles. Wherever anger misfires, we have two needs. We need God to intervene in love, and we need to commit in both thought and effort to pursue greater wisdom.”