Blessed Are The Meek

I teach the teens in my church in Sunday School and we started this quarter with Matthew. It started right off the bat with The Beatitudes. They are some the most powerful words to me in the Bible. I've read books that were written about them specifically, but I still find myself reading the verses again and try to understand them. I really think my hang up is that I know what they mean, I just don't want to heed them. On the verse Blessed are the meek, I like the way my study guide decribed meekness. I asked my class what they thought of when they heard meek and the first response was "weakness". That was my first thought when I read it. But as I've grown in my walk I've realized that it actually means the opposite. The guide described it as being like a horse when it is bridled. Enormously powerful, but controlled. I thought of when Jesus was in the garden and He asked the priests whom did they seek, when He said "I am He" and they drew back and fell to the ground, I see that as a proof of meekness.
I love how Jesus started the Sermon on the Mount with these words, I wonder what the people thought when he said them. If it comforted them or if it offended them, they certainly make me uncomfortable. But I'm finding that when I find scripture "uncomfortable", I dig deeper into that part because I know its hitting something that needs attended to. I love the Word and hope to never lose the desire to keep it a part of my daily living.