Tagged: God our Rock

Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine near a spring,     whose branches climb over a wall. With bitterness archers attacked him;     they shot at him with hostility. But his bow remained steady,     his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,     because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, because of your father’s God, who helps you,     because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the skies above,     blessings of the deep springs below,     blessings of the breast and womb. Genesis 49:22-25 An old, wisened Jacob gathers his sons near. He still limps, and the memory of the night in his youth spent wrestling with God has informed his faith ever since. Today, it infuses his… Read More