Meekness Is Not Weakness
It seems like foolishness to us, but it was one of Jesus’ greatest strengths.
Derek Rishmawy
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all the Beatitudes, I’d guess that “blessed are the meek for they shall
inherit the earth” is the most misunderstood, mistrusted, and
neglected. I think the reason why is because we don’t understand the
virtue of meekness and tend to think it indicates weakness.
Certainly,
meekness didn’t fit in with the values of the Greco-Roman world of the
first century, where humility wasn’t generally lauded as a virtue.
Nietzsche, a great admirer of the Greeks, thought ...
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Thursday, May 30, 2019
Meekness Is Not Weakness
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