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Thoughts of peace, particularly in the middle of chaos, take great energy. People who can ignore the physical evidence of wars and purposely think thoughts of peace will triumph — but in your terminology the word “meek” has come to mean spineless, inadequate, lacking energy. In Christ’s time, the phrase about the meek inheriting the earth implied the energetic use of affirmation, of love and peace.
In the Sermon on the Mount, the phrase (to the effect that) “…the meek shall inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5), has been grossly misinterpreted.