Monday, June 13, 2016

“Lord,

with my Jacob,” I would pray,
“wrestle till the break of Day”;
till he, knowing who Thou art,
tho’ asked, will not let Thee depart;
saying, “I’ll not let Thee free
saving Thou wilt first bless me;”
O God of Jacob, who knew how
to change supplanters then, so now
deal, I pray, with this my son,
though he may limp when Thou art
done.
Ruth Bell Graham, from “Prodigals and Those Who Love Them”

Based on Genesis 32:24–31

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