Jabbok River got its name after the place where the biblical character, Jacob, wrestled the angel of the Lord. After leaving his family, jacob camped beside the river. In the middle of the night, an angel appeared before him. Jacob wanting to be blessed, wrestled with the angel through out the night. In the midst of the tussle, Jacob's hip was displaced and he waled with a limp afterwards forcing him to face his brother whom he betrayed, and to face the man within himself.
Jacob's story is every man's story regardless of what your faith background is. I agree with the late Joseph Campbell who said that we will become the story we tell ourselves. But in this instance, we will more than become this story, we are this story. Every man will wrestle with God during his lifetime, and every man will walk away wounded. We are woundedly creatures. Some of us choose to ignore our wounds, some choose to compensate for it in other ways, and few of us choose to embrace it. This is a blog for those who choose to go on the journey of embracing it.
Jacob's story is every man's story regardless of what your faith background is. I agree with the late Joseph Campbell who said that we will become the story we tell ourselves. But in this instance, we will more than become this story, we are this story. Every man will wrestle with God during his lifetime, and every man will walk away wounded. We are woundedly creatures. Some of us choose to ignore our wounds, some choose to compensate for it in other ways, and few of us choose to embrace it. This is a blog for those who choose to go on the journey of embracing it.
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