Blessed are the Meek

What does it mean to be meek? What are some examples of meek people? What does that mean in my own life? What is its blessing? In order to understand what Jesus meant by His statement in Matthew 5:5, Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth, we must first understand the setting in which Jesus spoke. A text studied apart from its context is a pretext, and our desire is to understand the Word of God and not the musings of the human mind.