Then there are the meek. (“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”) These are the shy ones, the intimidated, the mild, the unassertive.

Live the Psalms by Trusting God with Lament

No one is more confident in public than one who voluntarily retires alone. No one can more safely speak than one who knows how to refrain from speech. No one governs better than one who can live willingly under someone else. No one commands with more assurance than one who can take orders.