The Sun Going Down on Wrath
Children's Story★★★★A little boy got into a fight with his brother and the whole experience left him feeling bitter. When his brother wanted to make things right, he refused to listen. In fact, he would not speak to his brother all day.
Bedtime came, and the mother said to the boy, “Don’t you think you should forgive your brother before you go to sleep? Remember, the Bible says, ‘Do not let the sun go down on your wrath’” (Ephesians 4:26). The boy looked perplexed. He thought for a few moments and then blurted out, “But how can I keep the sun from going down?”
Richard De Haan, Our Daily Bread, January 15.
The point
A boy, angry at his brother, refuses to forgive and misunderstands the Bible verse about not letting the sun go down on one's wrath, thinking he must physically stop the sun.