“When I pastored a country church, a farmer didn't like the sermons I preached on hell. He said, Preach about the meek and lowly Jesus. I said, That's where I got my information about hell.” SaidCountryPastJesusChurchHellInformationFarmersSermonsMeek Author:Vance Havner
“The whole point of the kingdom of God is Jesus has come to bear witness to the true truth, which is nonviolent. When God wants to take charge of the world, he doesn't send in the tanks. He sends in the poor and the meek.” WorldWantWholeJesusPoorBearsKingdomsWitnessKingdom Of GodTanksMeek Author:N. T. Wright
“Even as we seek to be meek and to avoid contention, we must not compromise or dilute our commitment to the truths we understand. We must not surrender our positions or our values. The gospel of Jesus Christ and the covenants we have made inevitably cast us as combatants in the eternal contest between truth and error. there is no middle ground in that contest.” MadeValuesJesusChristMiddlePositionEternalCommitmentJesus ChristErrorsCastsSurrenderCompromiseContestsCovenantMeekContentionMiddle Ground Author:Dallin H. Oaks
“Is not our Lord as meek and humble in the Blessed Sacrament as He was during His life on earth? Is He not always the Good Shepherd, the Divine Consoler, the Changeless Friend? Happy the soul that knows how to find Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, and in the Eucharist all things!” KnowsSoulEarthJesusLordKnow HowDivineHolyAll ThingsBlessedHumbleSacramentsOur LordShepherdsEucharistMeekBlessed SacramentHoly EucharistGood Shepherd Author:Peter Julian Eymard
“Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child; Pity my simplicity, Suffer me to come to thee.” LooksChildrenLittlesSufferingJesusSimplicityPityTheeGentleLook UpMeek Author:Charles Wesley
“I wouldn't mind gigging around the same era as Jesus, after he gives his speech about the meek and how blessed they are and all that type of bullshit, going up there and doing a flat 20 [minutes]. I reckon I'd have better stagecraft and presence than Jesus. Yea, I'm a better stand-up comedian than Jesus, so I reckon I could go on after him.” GivingMindJesusMinutesTypeGoes OnSpeechBlessedErasComedianFlatsBullshitMeekStand Up ComedianStagecraft Author:Jim Jefferies
“Spread abroad the name of Jesus in humility and with a meek heart; show him your feebleness, and he will become your strength.” HeartShowsJesusNamesHumilitySpreadMeek Author:Thomas Merton