Thoughts: Aristotle said that the highest virtue was balance between one extreme and the other. He saw meekness as being in the middle. Meekness is an ability to not lose your temper. It takes a stronger person to turn the other cheek than to fight back.
We can learn from the animals about meekness. It is not the wild and fierce who are numerous. If so there would be more eagles and hawks than sparrows and doves. There would be more lions and tigers than lambs. The domesticated are well fed and loved, and do not bite and claw to survive.
Certainly Jesus sets a good example of meekness. But he was no coward. He faced his enemies bravely. He could have started a rebellion. But instead he is the most revered religious teacher and philosopher on earth. He is the only religious leader who has adherents in every country on earth. He has literally conquered the earth- not by a sword, but by a cross.
To be meek means to be teachable. To be able to listen well. To be meek means you do not have a know-it-all attitude and you are not filled with pride. A meek person knows there is room for improvement and is ever-learning and growing.
Prayer: Lord, give me grace to be meek and humble. May my meekness point to you, Lord of all the earth.
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