“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:3).
Meekness, of course, is not self-hatred or pliability; it is integrity, and a foundation of peace that does not need any other human’s validation.
Meekness means I can bear all things, hope all things, endure all things, because they are external and temporary. The heart that is securely established in Christ can yield without being defeated, because the Christian’s integrity is built on a Rock, not on circumstances. We need to guard the heart with diligence, for all we do flows from it (Proverbs 4:23).
“Water yields. It gives, it pours, it shapes itself to whatever contains it. And yet it is nothing but itself.”
— from Lost Things by Melissa Scott
This came to mind today as I reread chapter 8 of the Tao Te Ching:
The supreme goodness is like water.
It benefits all things without contention.
In dwelling, it stays grounded.
In being, it flows to depths.
In expression, it is honest.
In confrontation, it stays gentle.
In governance, it does not control.
In action, it aligns to timing.
It is content with its nature and therefore cannot be faulted.
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