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I have always been fascinated by the image of Jesus in today鈥檚 Gospel. As a lover of reality television, I relished in the idea of him being so upset he shouted and flipped tables. We are so used to seeing Jesus as a calm and peaceful presence that his reaction seems somewhat out of character. He certainly had his reasons; he had a pressing message to share and needed everyone to pay attention. Jesus鈥� emotions reveal how he inhabited the totality of the human experience and allows me permission to examine my own anger and use it to make change.

I don鈥檛 like to feel angry, and I don鈥檛 imagine many people do (sorry if you鈥檝e had a boss who proves that theory otherwise!). I really admire Jesus for immediately confronting the recipients of his anger. More often than not, I bottle up my anger, which inevitably causes me to explode and say things to people I love that I don鈥檛 really mean.

There are serious issues in this world that should make me angry though. I am outraged, as Jesus was, by war, poverty, and injustice throughout the world. I look to Jesus to validate my emotion and not let it fester into apathy and inaction. I pray for the strength to confront the powerful and the unmoved who perpetuate the suffering of the marginalized and continue the conditions that made Jesus angry in his time. I hope for a future where all know they are welcome and belong in the temple of the risen Christ.