8 - Struck By Mercy

Series: In The Beginning

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February 27, 2023 | The Rev. Canon Dr. Jonathan Bailes

    Jacob's story is one of grace: chosen as recipient of God's blessing. The Lord graciously transforms Jacob from a heel-grabbing, self-reliant trickster to the humbled patriarch of the people of Israel. Yet this grace is also severe; in order to change Jacob, God must overpower him. Jacob is "struck by mercy."

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