Whether it was restraining grace, redeeming grace, or resisting grace, Esau and Jacob meet and greet as friends. There's no addressing the awful animosity. They only outdo one another in showing honor through gifts and manpower. The wrestling Jacob must have truly met with God who empowers him to trust in this situation of 400 men, of a sudden, escorting his estranged brother. If Jacob had fears, he faced them square on. Seriously. What a story. And in Gen 33:5, Esau "lifts his eyes" as if to signal throughout the scores of generations, I am changed; I am new; I am both forgiven and forgiving. The echo rings to today's world. I lift my eyes to the mountains from where my help comes from. And I pray like that watchtower Jacob trusted in that we all be friends. It's what I want more than anything. I could only hope that people were not mad at me. My arms are open wide. I'll never stop trusting in this life. And we will all live together in peace in the next one. Written with tears streaming down.
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