🔴Becoming the beatitudes - Blessed are the meek

About this episode

The episode discusses the meaning of the beatitude 'Blessed are the meek' and challenges societal views on power and strength.

Today’s Beatitude is Matthew 5:5 “Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth” NRSV. The meek? Really? Who even uses that word? To our ear, Matthew 5:5 sounds ridiculous and naive. At the top of a list of things Jesus said that we don’t really believe I would place the third beatitude. It is those that wield their power that will take possession over land and nations. Society celebrates the strong and the capable

People in this episode

Host: JourneyFamilyKe

Topics covered

• beatitudes
• meekness
• spirituality
• Christian teachings
• power dynamics

Keywords

• beatitudes
• meek
• inherit the earth
• Matthew 5:5
• spirituality
• Christianity
• power
• society

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Matthew 5:5

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