“We may not think of ourselves as Jacob, but who has not struggled mightily with God, as we attempt to discover God’s will for us? Who has not struggled mightily with God, as we attempt to find our path, our way? Who has not struggled mightily with God, as we attempt to follow God’s call?” Br. James Koester looks to one of our spiritual forebears for a lesson in wrestling: God is a companion who wrestles with, and not against, and who strengthens and blesses, even in the sweat and struggle.