Welcome to our daily rosary meditation. Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen. Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for.

The second beatitude is Blessed are the meek. For Jesus said, learn from me for I am meek and humble

of heart. The poor and spirit corresponds to humility and then comes meekness.

Now could you imagine going to a professional interview and having them ask,

tell us what your greatest strength is.

And you respond, well, I'm meek.

Now you might think that's ridiculous because what is the first thing you thought of when I say meekness?

That's right. You probably think of weakness, but meekness is not weakness. In fact, it's just

the opposite. Meekness is the calm strength that harnesses the power of anger and then directs it to the good.

During the exodus, Moses is described as the meekest man who ever lived.

But he was no wimp or pushover.

He was the only one who could confront Pharaoh face to face and then lead a million rebellious Israelites through the desert

for 40 years.

And I don't think the people in the temple thought Jesus was weak when he drove them out with a whip.

Yet he was meek.

So maybe we need to rethink our understanding of meekness.

Our Father who art in heaven,

hallow would be your name,

Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth

as it is in heaven.

Give us to stay our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses,

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