Meekness is not characteristic of the soft or the amorphous; on the contrary, it is based on great fortitude of spirit. The very exercise of this virtue implies continuous acts of fortitude. Just as the poor are the truly rich according to the Gospel, so the meek are the truly strong. "Blessed are the meek for they, in the warfare of this world, are protected against the devil and against the blows of the persecutions of the world. They are like glass vessels covered with straw or hay, which do not break when they are beaten. Meekness is like a very strong shield against which the blows of the sharp arrows of wrath crash and break. They are dressed in a very soft cotton garment that defends them without bothering anyone "10.
The proper matter of this virtue is the passion of anger, in its many manifestations, which it moderates and rectifies in such a way that it only flares up when necessary and to the extent that it is necessary.
Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart. Before the majesty of God, who became a Child in Bethlehem, everything we do acquires its just proportions, and what could become a great setback remains in its exact measure; the contemplation of the birth of Jesus serves to enliven our prayer, to extreme charity and not to lose our peace.
Together with him we learn to be just in evaluating, in his presence, the various incidents of ordinary life, to be silent on other occasions, to smile, to treat others well, to wait for the right moment to correct a fault. Also to go out in defense of the truth and the interests of God and of our brothers and sisters with all the strength that is necessary. Because meekness, intimately related to humility, is not opposed to a holy anger in the face of injustice. It is not meekness that serves as a pavilion for cowardice.
Anger is just and holy when the rights of others are guarded; in a special way, the sovereignty and holiness of God. We see Jesus in holy anger before the Pharisees and the merchants of the Temple11. The Lord finds the Temple turned into a den of thieves, a disrespectful place, dedicated to other things that had nothing to do with the worship of God. The Lord is terribly angry, and shows it with his words and deeds. Few scenes have the Evangelists left us with such force as this one.
And next to the holy anger of Jesus with those who prostitute that holy place, His great mercy with the needy. At the same time there came to him in the Temple several blind and lame men, and the curates of the Temple were in great mercy.
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