Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath. Do not fret—it leads only to evil.
—Psalm 37:8
I am good at fretting. I know firsthand that fretting leads to ingratitude, unholy worry, acrimony, unspoken accusations. Indeed, fretting leads only to evil: the kind of evil that is chronic and insidious. I thank God that I am quickly delivered of fretting through the grace of forgiveness received and given. I also thank God that I'm not good at finishing what I start... at least when it comes fretting.
Deliver me from the evil of fretting, Lord. Make me grateful, grant me empathy, keep me from worry; in Jesus' Name who taught me to pray: Our Father...
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