Jacob was left alone;
and a man wrestled with him
until daybreak.
—Genesis 32.24
You and your angel
are perfectly matched,
neither winning nor losing.
It doesn’t matter
with what or whom you wrestle;
you have to wrestle.
You have to be brought
to the limit of your power
to know, beyond it, God’s.
You and God cheek to cheek,
that’s when the blessing comes,
the letting go, and you limp free.
You still have to face your troubles,
but the hard part is over.
You’re already blessed.
—August 4, 2017