Jacob begins to feel the desire to return home. He has spent several years raising a family, securing financial security but realizes something is missing. He asks Laban for permission to go to his own home and country. Jacob is seeking spiritual maturity. He is seeking the opportunity to return home. Jacob is seeking to enter the second half of life. Though he does not know the details of his journey he desires to begin the journey.
What happens to Jacob and his search for the path to return home? His uncle discourages his when he offers Jacob an opportunity to receive more things. Jacob will receive all the spotted and speckled goats and sheep.
Richard Rohr says this is what happens when one moves from the first half of life into the second half of life. The world we live in is a first half of life world. The goal is to acquire “The Three P’s” or power, prestige, and possessions. This is what Laban offers Jacob to discourage the process of moving to the second half of life. The first half of life is prepared to offer us anything to keep us from returning home.
The three p’s stand between Jacob and his new name!
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