The Meek—Heirs of the Earth

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matt. 5:5 The meek …. blessed …. heirs of the earth! How bold a statement this! How apparently untrue, when considered in the light of tangible reality in the world! How audacious, even presumptuous this third of the beatitudes appears in its glaring opposition to all the practical philosophy of the worldly wise, in its daring contradiction of all actual experience in the world of things that are seen and heard! For in this world the...