Have you ever watched wrestling? Sometimes me and Mr. Robert like to watch it, but Miss Julie just groans and reads or plays a game or maybe goes to get ready for bed when it comes on. She thinks its stupid and fake and that the wrestlers are bad actors in ridiculous costumes. And she might be right. 

But wrestling, real wrestling, is a popular sport all over the world. And it’s one of the oldest sports in the world. It dates back thousands of years. The first Olympic games in ancient Greece had wrestling matches, and that style of wrestling is still popular. Wrestlers were strong and brave, and pretty smart too, I think, to learn all those moves and strategies.

In one of our readings today, Jacob spent an entire night wrestling with an angel of God. After an entire night of wrestling, God’s angel told Jacob to walk away. Jacob left the wrestling match with a new name and a limp from his hurt hip. 

We sometimes struggle with God, too. We may want to do things our way instead of His way.  But it’s better to do things God’s way. When we stop trying to do things on our own, and trust that God  knows best, then we can do really awesome things! 

Franny’s Friends relies on volunteers and donations to support the work they do in out community, giving stray and unwanted animals a chance to live with love and security instead of fear and starvation.

There are several ways for you to help:

• Buy something on their Amazon or Chewy Wish Lists. Use the links access them.

• Donate money to help pay all the vet bills. Use the Zeffy link or QR code to access it.

•  Volunteer! They really need people to help foster pets–especially dogs—waiting for their forever home. They also need help with taking care of the cats that are at Petsense.

• And of course: ADOPT!  

Go to their website: frannysfriends.org to learn more about how you can help