Devotion Booklets for Seasons of the Church Year Lent 2018 | Page 49

The Anger Absorber
Monday, March 26th
Psalm 22:6-11
Did you see the video of Keaton Jones talking about how he was being bullied at school? Keaton, an 11-
year-old boy for Knoxville, Tennessee, was tearfully recounting his experience with middle-school
bullies. Keaton tells about how he suffers at the whims of his classmates. They mocked his nose and
called him ugly and said that he had no friends. They threw milk on him and put ham down his shirt. I
would think you would have to be a pretty angry individual to do these types of things to another
person.
Do you think Keaton’s bullies have an explanation for why they chose to do those things? I’m not
exactly sure what they might say…but I can imagine a few things. “He had it coming.” “He deserves it.”
“I’m just trying to help him toughen up.” Do you ever take your anger out on somebody around you?