Thought of the Day August 7, 2019 Meekness is not weakness
What meekness is not is weakness. Jesus was far from being a mansy-pansy
weak person. What meekness reflects is true strength. Meekness is not cowardice,
human respect, or timidness. It does not oppose zeal, fortitude, or any other
virtue; rather, it strengthens them. True meekness is part of the virtue of
temperance, and it opposes the vice of anger.
To the world meekness and gentleness are signs of character
flaws. But to we, who are priests configured to Christ, they are the signs of
the real power that comes from the powerless One. They are available to those
of us who risks solidarity with him who is crucified and risen. As someone has
said meekness is caught not taught.
Both in the Bible and in
the writings of the Fathers we see a linking of meekness and humility as well
as meekness with patience. Jesus said, “Learn from me for I am meek and humble
of heart.” In saying this Jesus teaches that his meekness flows from the
disposition of a humble heart or attitude. It is to be the same with us. Paul
urges us “to have the same attitude that was in Christ Jesus.”
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