Jonah 3:7-10This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh: ‘By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. But l...  Read More

Jonah 3:6When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.Luke 15:7I tell you that in the sa...  Read More

Jonah 3:5The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.John 1:12-13Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his n...  Read More

Jonah 3:3-4Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaimin...  Read More

Jonah 3:1-2Then the Lord spoke to Jonah a second time:“Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you.”Jeremiah 1:5-8“Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all ...  Read More

How do you typically respond in moments of despair or feeling overwhelmed?Do you find it easy or difficult to express your pain and fears to God?......  Read More

Jonah 2:9-10But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, “Salvation comes from the Lord.”’And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomit...  Read More

Jonah 2:7-8‘When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple.‘Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them.Jeremiah 10:6-9 ...  Read More

Jonah 2:5-6The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in for ever. But you, L...  Read More

Jonah 2:3-4You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me.I said, “I have been banished from your sight; y...  Read More

Jonah 2:1-2From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said:‘In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listen...  Read More

In what ways have you found yourself acting contrary to your beliefs or values, and how does Jonah’s story help you understand those moments?How can you embrace God’s purposes even when life feels unp...  Read More