That’s gonna leave a mark - The Stettler Independent

That’s gonna leave a mark - The Stettler Independent

Did you wrestle with God today? In the book of Genesis, Jacob – literally the father of Israel – wrestles during the night with someone who turns out to be God in human form. The wrestler Jacob meets can’t seem to defeat him, so they put his hip out of joint. Still, Jacob won’t let go until the other figure blesses him. When they do, they say that Jacob has “striven with God and with humans” and Jacob realizes that he’s “seen God face to face, y…