Who are they that fear the Lord? He will teach them the way that they should choose. (Psalm 25:12)

The psalms encourage reverence, awe, and fear of God. Any encounter with God is likely to prompt this reaction.

I prefer the sense of wrestling with God. Jacob was renamed Israel or God-wrestler. This close engagement and struggle is similar to my relationship with God.

The relationship is intimate, challenging, exhilirating. In wrestling with God I often learn how to wrestle with life.

Above is Vision after the Sermon, Jacob Wresting with an Angel by Paul Gauguin.