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So, it happened again. You lost your cool. You said something you didn't mean to. You did something you didn't want to. Whoever was impacted by your anger, you hurt them. Why can it be so hard to stop hurting others when you get mad?

First of all, remember this: You're already forgiven. You can't do anything that would separate you from the love of God. Got it?

Second of all, remember that it's never too late to make things right with whoever you hurt. Today's Scripture reading talks about pursuing peace. Part of pursuing peace means that when you break a bond, you do whatever it takes to put it back together.

Pursuing peace isn't much fun. It might mean admitting you were wrong. It might mean making it up to someone you hurt. It might even mean asking someone you don't like very much to forgive you.

All of these things are pretty hard, but you know what's even harder? Living in a world where you never make things right with the people who you hurt. If you never take the time to repair friendships that get broken, sooner or later, you'll run out of friends.

So don't spend too much time beating yourself up over the mistakes you made. Instead, spend that time trying to make things right with the people you hurt. That's what pursuing peace is all about.