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Meek? Definitely Cute! To be meek is not to be weak. When Jesus blessed--announced God's favor upon--those who had gathered that day to hear his inaugural address he pinpointed the meek ones. ( Matt. 5:5 ) He promised they would inherit the earth. Meek is not in the world's dictionary of what it takes to get things done; and, getting things done is the goal of life, right? I went into a friend's office one day several years ago and saw on his desk the sign: If the meek inherit the earth, what do we tigers get? I thought it funny at the time, but I later realized that my friend had completely misread Jesus' promise to those who followed him. What does meek mean? In my book, A New Way of Living: Practicing the Beatitudes everyday , I describe the biblical word to mean "power under control." (111) It is translated "gentle" in Jesus' famous self-description of himself. ( Matthew 11:29 ) Jesus, however, was anything but gentle as w