It refers to docility, sweetness, or gentleness in character or treatment. The word, as such, comes from the Latin mansuetūdo, mansuetudĭnis.
Meekness is a highly valued value for those who submit to religious discipline, as it implies great humility and self-control, as well as great obedience and rigid observance of rules.
Meekness for some people is considered weakness, it implies great inner strength and enormous conviction to face difficult or adverse situations without resorting to violence or falling prey to feelings of anger and resentment.
According to the Christian religion, the term meekness has a special reference, being part of the Fruit of the Holy Spirit. According to Christian theology, the fruit is a spiritual benefit that will appear in the soul of an individual when it is close to virtue. Those mentioned are considered as a result of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. In this sense, meekness will be the total opposite of violence.
Meanwhile, the concept has a special participation in the Holy Bible, more precisely in the Epistles of Saint Paul is where it appears coined for the first time in the Epistle to the Galatians, the word meekness appears at the level of qualities such as peace, Love, joy, patience, goodness, faith, temperance and goodness. In the same way, meekness reappears in all its glory in the New Testament as one of the distinctive concepts in what was the preaching of Jesus.
Meekness is one of the nine beatitudes that the Lord will mention in the Sermon on the Mount. There, Jesus said that the blessed are the meek because they will inherit the earth. Furthermore, in the Gospel of Matthew, the word is mentioned again to continue showing the presence and importance that it presents in the word of God; There it is expressed: take my yoke on you and learn from me that I am a meek and humble heart and you will obtain rest for your souls.
In a way, we could say that meekness turns out to be one of the conditions to develop and observe for those who want to be a good Christian and want to follow the path of inner perfection. In opposition to meekness we find ourselves in anger.
