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Sometimes I think about how Joel Beeke is getting pretty old.
And that is a sad thought, because he is a treasure.

“At times this sense of connection may result in tears. When open communication is real, tears do not spell disaster, but they can help purge pain.”

I once was told anger is a secondary emotion that we use to cover up the pain. That insight is helpfully addressed in this chapter on communication. If we don’t want to be angry in a sinful way we must be willing to feel the pain of any given situation.