‘Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not make room for the devil.’ (Ephesians 4.26-27) ‘Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.’ (Romans 12.21)
There’s plenty in the world to get angry about. How we respond to our own anger or that of others makes the difference between letting God work through us or perpetuating the evil.
Many will know the saying: ‘If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.’ Lawyer and civil rights activist Marian Wright Edelman came up with a similar vivid image: ‘You just need to be a flea against injustice. Enough committed fleas biting strategically can make even the biggest dog uncomfortable and transform even the biggest nation.’