Blessed are the meek

By On June 3, 2018 · Leave a Comment

“… in biblical language the word (meek) is used most often to indicate a subservient and trusting attitude before God, and this makes meekness generally a vertical virtue rather than a horizontal one. It is the characteristic that makes a man bow low before God in order that he may stand high before other men; it makes him bold because he knows that his life has been touched by God and that he comes as God’s messenger.” James Montgomery Boice, Sermon on the Mount

 
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