Instead: Instead of Anger (Psalm 137) [Dan Smith]

“Religious” people are typically uncomfortable with their feelings. Secular people often glorify the expression of their feelings, as if that’s an end in itself. The book of Psalms offers us a third option for dealing with our emotions: we pray them. The psalms show us how to share our negative emotions in raw, unfiltered prayers while simultaneously asking, “Lord, what do you want for me...instead?”  #MoInstead