Related commentaries – Anger

God’s Anger in Action – Judges 2:1 – 2:15

Lincoln - Burn the letter

Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, once complained to the President about a fellow army officer. Lincoln advised him to write the man a letter expressing his anger. Stanton did so and showed it to Lincoln. After approving the letter, the President asked Stanton what he planned to do with it. “Send it,” he answered in surprise. But Lincoln told him to burn the letter. “That’s what I do when I have written a letter while I am angry. It’s a good letter. You had a good time writing it and you feel better. Now burn it and write another.” (Lou Nicholes - Missionary/Author).