Jonah 3:1-10 reads like a one-page summary for a much longer document; few details and lots of facts. We don’t need any more detail than we have: “call urgently on God, and God may relent”. As I watch the news and witness the violence and wanton disrespect for human rights occurring across the US and around the world, I feel the need to urgently call out to God for mercy. If there were ever a moment to call on God urgently, this is it. Perhaps it’s always the time. 

Jonah is so angry with God. He shakes his fist in the air. I knew it, Lord! “I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God..."

When it comes to serving God, we don’t always get it right, at least not the first time. We cry out, “Use me, Lord!” but go the opposite dir