Week of August 13, 2012

1. Read Ephesians 4:25-5:2.
2. Share with the group a time when you got angry, and now, looking back on it, you find it silly that you got so upset.
3. Do you think you have a problem with anger?  Why or why not?
4. Have you been a victim of someone's anger?  What was it like?  What did you do about it?
5. Father Mike mentioned two different approaches to anger.  A "rhino", that charges when angry and a "hedgehog" who curls up in a ball.  Which one are you?  Do you lash out in anger or internalize it?
6. Read 4:26.  What does it mean to "be angry but not sin"?  How can you do this?
7. What are the consequences of "letting the sun go down on your anger"?  In your relationships?  On your health?  What are the dangers of internalizing your anger?
8. Verse 4:31-32 tells us to "put away our anger", replacing it with kindness and forgiveness.  What are some tips that you have learned about how to control your anger?
9. Talk in the group about the connection between unforgiveness and anger.  Is it hard for you to forgive when you are angry?  What can you do to help with this?
10. Father Mike talked about the "switch" of anger and love.  Which one is your default switch?  What sorts of things trigger it from anger to love?  From love to anger?
11. How can the group support you with what we've talked about today?
12. Pray for one another.