Do We Question GOD: Dare we be Angry With GOD

Do We Question God? Dare we allow ourselves to be angry with God. By Anthony Corona I recently turned this reflection into an audio recording about anger, faith, and the world we are living in. It is about giving ourselves permission to grieve, to hurt, to question, and even to be angry. But it is also about understanding where that anger is really directed. Sometimes we believe we are angry with God when what we are actually angry with is a church, a religious institution, a leader, or an organization that claimed to speak for God and failed us. Those are not necessarily the same thing. Our churches, denominations, traditions, priests, pastors, teachers, and religious organizations can help us understand God. They can give us community, language, ritual, and connection. But they are still human filters. The institution is not God. That distinction feels especially important in the divided and often ugly world we are living in today. We see faith and scripture used to separate people, judge people, and sometimes justify cruelty toward people. I keep coming back to the Trinity. The Father reminds us that there is something greater than ourselves. The Son reminds us that God entered directly into human suffering, rejection, grief, and pain. The Holy Ghost reminds us that God is still moving within us and among us, far beyond the walls of any church or institution. Faith does not require us to deny our anger. We can feel it. We can name it. We can grieve. We can question. We can wrestle. But eventually, if we want to be free, we have to decide what we are going to do with it. For me, the answer is surrender. Give the anger to God. Not because anger is always wrong, but because carrying it forever can change us. It can isolate us. It can harden us. It can make us resemble the very things that wounded us. Maybe faith is not the absence of anger. Maybe faith is trusting God enough to hand Him our anger and believing that He can transform it into understanding, compassion, courage, forgiveness, peace, and love. This audio reflection is about that journey. It is about questioning God, questioning the institutions that claim to represent Him, and trying to find faith, hope, and connection in a world that seems increasingly determined to divide us. Listen to the full reflection here: pisode Notes Notes go here Support Sunday Edition with Anthony Corona by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/acb-sunday-edition Find out more at https://acb-sunday-edition.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/acb-sunday-edition/e0f27ab8-3d91-429c-97b8-60a5ab20b617 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.