“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5

Barnes suggests:

“Meekness is the reception of injuries with a belief that God will vindicate us. “Vengeance is his; he will repay,” Rom 12:19. It little becomes us to take his place, and to do what he has promised to do.

Meekness produces peace. It is proof of true greatness of soul. It comes from a heart too great to be moved by little insults. It looks upon those who offer them with pity. He that is constantly ruffled; that suffers every little insult or injury to throw him off his guard and to raise a storm of passion within, is at the mercy of every mortal that chooses to disturb him. He is like “the troubled sea that cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.”

I’d like to add to this: Meekness is an attitude of “Live and let Live”, of realizing that we are all equals, not only before God, but over all, and that whatever is happening is it exactly as God intended it at that very moment. This doesn’t mean that we should adopt an manner of living that is defaitist, as if nothing can be changed in the world. It means that we strive not to let every-day ordinary or extraordinary events, meetings and circumstances rob us of our serenity.

The Cardinal Bible Passage for the Meek is Micah 6:8.To do justly and walk humbly with God.

Meek, in my opinion, also means that we treat ALL of Creation with respect, a sense of marvel (reflected in Psalm 8 ) and an inner conviction that not only all Mankind are our Brothers and Sisters, but all Animal and Plantkind as well. After all doesn’t God know each time a sparrow falls to the ground? Didn’t Christ tell us to look at the flowers and the birds, and emulate their attitude of acceptance on a daily basis, for their needs? Indeed He did. So they too are God’s Children, and it is my belief that it is first when we realize this, and LIVE it in Truth, that we have a chance at what my Jewish friends call Tikkun Olam, “Mend the Earth”, and keep it for our children as an inheritance. An inheritance that is promised to the Meek.

Blessings,
Henry