How Will God Vote? Part III

Meister Käßner
4 min readSep 23, 2020
Image by Roland Steinmann on Pixabay

“Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.” Matthew 5:5 (KJV)

The whole idea of applying the Beatitudes to contemporary American politics seems like a fool’s errand. The first two essays addressed “blessed are the poor in spirit” and “blessed are those who mourn.” Now we have reached “blessed are the meek.” Why not just say blessed are the field mice in a world of cats, foxes, and owls? Rejoice for a…

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Meister Käßner

I have been reflecting and writing about the stories, people, and places Northwest of Boston for thirty-five years. I also teach history and manage forest land.