Meekness and Rest
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
A fairly accurate description of the human race might be furnished one unacquainted with it by taking the Beatitudes, turning them wrong side out and saying, “Here is your human race.” For the exact opposite of the virtues in the Beatitudes are the very qualities which distinguish human life and conduct.