Blinding flash of the obvious: Anger is fear on fire within. Self-knowledge (the fire hose) holds self-acceptance (the water) which is the Source (God) that puts out the flame. From the ashes of our anger, the peace that passes understanding rises.
No matter how scarifying the problem from our insides out looks, the solution to that problem lies in our inner core with the Father, and It is good...is for our personal benefit...and can change our outlook and our self.
On the news last night was the story of a young man who entered into some investment scheme that he knew nothing about. Knowing nothing, he came to believe he'd lost all his (and others?) money and promptly killed himself. It turns out he had not lost the money but looking out there rather than in here, he went with his first self-centered-fear solution.
It is said that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem...the temporary problem is ever our refusal to change our view from out there to in here...to God's hidey hole
The contemplative side of the soul will reveal itself when we begin to ask, “How can I listen for God and learn God’s voice? How can I use my words and actions to expand and not to contract? How can I keep my heart, mind, and soul open, even ‘in hell’?” -- Fr Richard Rohr, "Daily Meditation," July 12, 2020
Thank you.
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