"So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for
the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God." (James 1:19-20)
George W. Martin tells the following true story: "I remember a fellow who once wrote a nasty
letter to his father. Since we worked in the same office, I advised him not to send it because it was
written in a fit of temper. But he sealed it and asked me to put it in the mail. Instead, I simply
slipped it into my pocket and kept it until the next day. The following morning he arrived at the
office looking very worried. `George,' he said, `I wish I had never sent that note to my dad
yesterday. It hurts me deeply, and I know it will break his heart when he reads it. I'd give 50
dollars to get it back!' Taking the envelope from my pocket, I handed it to him and told him what
I had done. He was so overjoyed that he actually wanted to pay me the 50 dollars!"
Let us learn to be slow to wrath, because a quick temper can bring many regrets.