Remember the game we played when we were kids where we would toss something around trying to get rid of it as soon as possible because it was a “hot potato”? Like the “hot potato,” God wants us to let go of any anger, bitterness and resentment.  Buddha noted, Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.  Long-time advice columnist, Ann Landers once said, Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head.  But there is so much unfairness, cruelty and just plain nastiness in the world that it is hard to avoid these feelings.

I grew up with the idea that anger was a “bad” emotion.  It took a long time for me to learn to admit that I was angry.  It took even longer to learn to express…