Texts: Micah 6: 1-8; Matthew 5: 1-12
“Those ghastly little traps … they were not meant for me,” sings Mordred in the musical Camelot concerning the virtues we have been taught to incorporate in our lives. Going on to outline why he does not want them to be part of his life, he continues, noting that, “humility means to be hurt. It’s not the earth the meek inherit; it’s the dirt.” The truth in his pithy comment is down deep most of the world agrees with that statement because meekness is equated with weakness. I suggest we look at this virtue and see why it is not so deadly.
The Greek word used for “meek” in Scripture is praus, meaning a gentle breeze, a soothing medicine, even a broken colt; our English word meek finds its origin in the Old Norse mjukr, meaning soft. Shakespeare ...
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 "He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" MICAH 6:8 NRSV |
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