Ouch! And we seem to live in a very hurting, angry, impatient society. Have you heard the term "road rage"? Have you witnessed it? Have you been a participant; either the aggressor or the instigator or victim? Many of us live in the "rat race" and that is a very appropriate term. "Every man for himself". It goes against almost everything that Jesus had taught us. He did teach us what we can do differently:
23“So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, 24leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God.
25“When you are on the way to court with your adversary, settle your differences quickly. Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, and you will be thrown into prison. 26And if that happens, you surely won’t be free again until you have paid the last penny." (Matthew 5:23-26, NLT)
Jesus is the final Living Sacrifice, we no longer need to do that, but before presenting our sacrifices of worship, praise, servitude, tithes and offerings, and in taking Communion, we ought to examine our hearts and repair whatever relationships we can, first, and continue to pray about what we cannot change.