"For He that wasteth and destroyeth our wrath and maketh us meek and mild,—it behoveth needs to be that He [Himself] be ever one in love, meek and mild: which is contrary to wrath."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 49)
God works in us to dissipate and dissolve all the tension, antagonism, anger and strife within us. He soothes our hearts, calms us down and fills us with His loving perspective. He loves us unconditionally, no matter how hateful and wrathful we feel or act, and this gracious stance toward us melts our defenses and brings our stormy hearts to stillness and peace. If God loves us even when we act out or feel so frustrated, He will always love us, and knowing this love and gentleness and kindness brings us to feel loving, gentle and kind as well. If God is always drawing us by His love to gentleness and peace, doesn't that mean He Himself embodies gentleness and peace? Such gentleness and peace is the opposite of wrath. Our God draws us away from anger and toward humility and love, because that is how He is. God is gentle and unwrathful, so to be godly is to be gentle and unwrathful. This peaceable character of God is seen in the fruit the Holy Spirit bears in us, the fruit of God's own nature: peace, patience, gentleness, kindness, goodness and self-control. We have a God who is only full of humility, kindness, gentleness and love. The essence of His character is this gentle and peaceful demeanor toward all people, no matter what they are like. That is what He brings us to be like, because that is who He is. Wrath is truly foreign to God's character!
"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."
Galatians 5:22-23 (NET)
A Prayer: Thank You for having no wrath or anger towards me, ever. I never need to be frightened of You. And thank You for getting rid of my own anger!