Jacob Wrestling the Angel

Today's Reading: Genesis 31-32 and Matthew 9:18-38

Wrestling with God? Yeps. We can't help ourselves. Whether we're talking Jacob the man, Israel the nation, or God's people in every nation, the truth remains the same: our approach to God is very push and pull.

Thankfully, God loves us even though we wrestle with Him. God loves us enough to give us a new name and a new identity.

The above artwork is by Gustave Doré, who also created famous etchings for The Divine Comedy and The Raven, among others. Last year I read a book by Walter Moers that took book etchings of Doré and created an entirely new story to re-appropriate the art. Good fun.

Others:

Are you curious how many other people are interested in Bible Reading Plans? This blog post at the site openbible.info charts the numbers. The charts are comical; in January and August there are ridiculously big spikes.