“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
Ephesians 4:26
Anger isn’t always wrong, but it can easily take over. This prayer brings the anger to God before it comes out on someone else.
Lord, I’m angry, and I don’t want this anger to control me.
You know what happened and why it hurt. You know where my anger is fair and where it has gone too far.
Help me slow down before I speak. Guard my mouth, and keep me from saying things I can’t take back.
Show me what to do with this feeling: when to speak up, when to let it go, and how to do both with love.
If I’ve hurt someone in my anger, give me the humility to say sorry. If someone has hurt me, help me begin to forgive, even if it takes time.
Fill me with Your patience and Your peace.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
Ephesians 4:26
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
James 1:19–20
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1
Lord, slow me down. Give me Your calm before I speak. Amen.
Say it in your head, take a breath, then answer.
Paul told the church in Ephesus that they could be angry without sinning, and not to let the sun go down on their anger. He didn’t call the feeling itself wrong. He warned against letting it settle in and grow overnight.