Jacob walked away from wrestling God with a limp and a new name. Some blessings leave a mark.

Some of the things that changed you left damage behind. The story keeps both halves together, the new name and the injury, without pretending the blessing arrived clean. That is closer to how it actually goes. You come out of a hard stretch different, sometimes better, and also carrying something that will not fully go away.

If you are carrying a mark from something, you are allowed to count the change without denying the cost. Tell the whole version of it rather than the tidy one. And be patient with people who limp in ways you cannot see, since most marks from that kind of night are invisible.