"But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked."
2 Nephi 21:4
The phrase "reprove with equity" was interesting to me today. In context, the purpose of it is to help the meek, and saying that it will be with equity perhaps shows that the truly meek are currently not really being treated with equity, or maybe also making the point that God's reproof isn't just tearing one person down to raise another, but the whole idea is to help *everyone* correct their faults, so that we can be more unified as a whole. Another thought is that it could be reproof by enacting equity... balancing things to show the previous imbalance.
Part of meekness might be truly wanting the people around us to be as happy and successful and rich and strong and popular (and whatever else) as we are, rather than wanting or needing to be better. Today, let's consider the inequities that are baked into our everyday lives and maybe try to do something about them, to bring more balance and equity to the world. And let's also work to choose meekness and not wickedness. :)
2 Nephi 21:4
The phrase "reprove with equity" was interesting to me today. In context, the purpose of it is to help the meek, and saying that it will be with equity perhaps shows that the truly meek are currently not really being treated with equity, or maybe also making the point that God's reproof isn't just tearing one person down to raise another, but the whole idea is to help *everyone* correct their faults, so that we can be more unified as a whole. Another thought is that it could be reproof by enacting equity... balancing things to show the previous imbalance.
Part of meekness might be truly wanting the people around us to be as happy and successful and rich and strong and popular (and whatever else) as we are, rather than wanting or needing to be better. Today, let's consider the inequities that are baked into our everyday lives and maybe try to do something about them, to bring more balance and equity to the world. And let's also work to choose meekness and not wickedness. :)
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