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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m through menopause. It’s very easy to develop humility. You have lived a long time, you have been married a long time, you have raised kids…there are regrets. Things that have humbled you.

Meekness? F, no. I’m also as angry as I have ever been and fed up with how society has treated women. I’m tired of being meek, pleasing, and submissive. Not a virtue and any religion that tells you so is lying.[/quote]

Your understanding of meekness is not correct, though. You’re looking at it through the lens of man; sexism, rather than in the true, biblical context.

The Greek word translated “meek” is [i]praeis[/i] and refers to mildness, gentleness of spirit, or humility. I see that as humility in action. [b]Meekness is the power to act/retaliate, but deferring to God’s power over your life, and responding with gentle strength. It does not mean letting people walk all over you. [/b][/quote]

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How does this work in reality? Does an aggressor see a different response between 1. I won’t do anything about this; gonna defer to God’s power, and 2. I’m won’t do anything about this; gonna let you walk all over me.
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The Walk for Peace monks got cursed, rocks thrown at them, harassed in the early days before police protection and social media virality. They did not argue, did not engage. They saw the aggressor as a suffering person. They wished them a peaceful day and walked on. 
They are not believers in the God you refer to, if you don't know.

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