Meekness is an interesting characteristic to ask deeper questions of. Sometimes gentleness might be seen as an aesthetic, but here we are going to approach it as a way. That is, something deeper in our person that we can cultivate, that then expresses itself in our disposition, actions, language, even our thinking.

Many of us have been formed initially by a world in which a hardened heart is the norm. The hardening of our own hearts then is a natural response to the pain, trauma, hurt, and general context we find ourselves in. The questions we will ask today are focused on identifying and working out areas of our lives in which we are currently hardened, but would rather be gentle.