Charles Spurgeon tells the story of an archbishop who lived in a small house in Scotland. He had only one employee, but the employee tended to be forgetful. One day the employee got up before the bishop and decided to go fishing. As he headed out, he locked his Archbishop Leighton in the house with the only key. The door could not be unlocked without that key. The servant fished all day, forgetting all about the bishop. When he came home and finally unlocked the door, what do you think that Archbishop Leighton said to him. He simply said, “John, if you go out for a day’s fishing in the future, please leave me the key.” Most people would be fuming and lecturing the employee about his irresponsible behavior and the inconvenience it caused. But instead of fretting over the circumstance, the bishop simply gave himself to prayer and study in the house that day.xxiii How do you respond when other people inconvenience you? How do you respond when someone cuts you off in traffic? It is a measure of this attitude of meekness.
Shared by Richard Tow in sermon entitled "The Meek." Source: Charles Spurgeon, “The Third Beatitude,” no. 3065.” Accessed at The C. H. Spurgeon Collection on CD-ROM.