Contemplations

JONAH IN THE BELLY OF A REALLY BIG FISH The word of the Lord came to Jonah; I want you to go and preach. Go to Ninevah and see, How many of them you can reach. So Jonah paid the travel fare, And sailed in the other direction. But he was soon to discover, He no longer had God’s protection. The Lord was upset with Jonah, So He sent a great wind on the sea. Jonah had run away from God, But God he could not flee. While the sailors cried to their gods in fear, Jonah was fast asleep, Unaware of the trouble he’d caused, For he was sleeping so deep. “Get up,” cried the sailors, “and call on your god; We’re sinking faster and faster.” They then drew lots to determine, Who caused this near disaster. The lot fell upon Jonah, So they questioned, “Who are you? Who and where are your people?" He answered, “I am Hebrew.” I worship the Lord God of heaven, Who made the land and the sea. “What have you done” they asked him then, “That your God caused this storm to be?”