THIS is a detail of Jacob Wrestling With The Angel, by Alexander-Louis Leloir (1865). I discovered this image as I began writing my coming-out-in-faith story. I believe the story which inspired it has something to teach us about our identity, which may explain its popularity as a source of inspiration for artists, and why it speaks …
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Sep 23
The scared and the sacred – Wrestling with identity
- By abravefaith in Christianity, Coming Out, LGBT rights, Spirituality
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23rd September 2012
Permanent link to this article: https://abravefaith.com/2012/09/23/the-scared-and-the-sacred/
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