Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. Exodus 32:24

I'm thinking a lot about the intersection of doubt and call, and I was pleased to discover that one of the lectionary passages for this week is the story of Jacob and the mysterious stranger (is it an angel? Is it God?) That's where Jacob gets his new name of Israel, which means "wrestles with God", and which is a suitable name for all of us who follow in his tradition.

No matter if we are full or peace or chaotic, joyous or in despair, God can meet with us.

Our regular Eucharist (aka communion or the Lord’s Supper). Music, prayer, contemplation, silence, maybe a sermon, maybe a chance to engage in a spiritual practice from the Christian tradition together, and, obviously, communion.

Our pattern is to have communion together on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, so that it pairs neatly with Taizé on the first Saturday. If you enjoy one, you might well enjoy the other :)

Picture: Denis, Maurice, 1870-1943. Jacob Wrestles the Angel, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57168 [retrieved October 15, 2025]. Original source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacob_Wrestling_with_the_Angel_by_Maurice_Denis.jpg.