Gentle Jesus meek and mild
But was it a meek man who threw the traders out of the temple?
Was it showing meekness to compare the Pharisees with whitewashed tombs full of dead men’s bones?
Was it demonstrating submissiveness to break the law by forgiving sins, gathering food on the Sabbath, or mingling with sinners?
Was it meek to fight injustice, to stand up for the poor and disenfranchised?
Yet.
He was meek when they abused him, when they whipped him, when they led him to the cross. At this, the greatest injustice in history, the one man who had a right to say, ‘No, stop, this isn’t fair,’ took the punishment.
Not my will but yours
A rallying call to God’s children.
The meek fight battles for those who can’t
stand side by side with the outcast
wash the feet of the dirty
shed tears for the fatherless
defend the unlovely
care for the lost.
The meek are not downtrodden but strong
Not submissive but clear of vision
Not passive but passionate
The meek don’t take unfairness lying down
But take their stand with
Gentle Jesus meek and mild
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