Happy are the Meek

I've been thinking on our study of the humbled, the meek.  And I've been following through on our confession, happily honoring small businesses and local producers and artisans in developing countries as I'm choosing gifts for Christmas.  A great discovery was the Friends School Book and Craft Fair this past weekend.  I purchased a beautiful book, a couple of gifts, and a lovely hand-felted blossom to pin on my winter sweaters!  What about you?  Share some of your wonderful discoveries!

Below is an excerpt of a sermon I saw online recently that makes clear this whole idea of 'meekness'.  It was titled, "Blessed Is As Blessed Does" and was presented at Hodges Presbyterian Church on November 6 by Rev. Joel L. Kelly.  Read and enjoy!

“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” In our culture today, we are taught “You have to stand up for yourself. Don‟t let anyone push you around. You have rights; demand them.” The meek are the people who renounce their own rights for the sake of Jesus Christ. They leave all justice to God.

Meekness is synonymous in Greek with gentleness. It doesn‟t mean someone who is a doormat, being walked all over by everyone who comes along. It goes hand in hand with humility. Humility seems to have a negative reputation today, but I believe it is commonly misunderstood. Biblical humility means an understanding of just where we personally fit in God‟s kingdom. The truly humble person neither advances himself beyond the place God has called him to be nor shrinks from the task that God has assigned. The truly humble person is where God wants him to be. When we are firmly in the center of God‟s will, and when we realize that God wants the absolute best for us, then we will discover that we have truly inherited the earth. “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”