Hannah’s story prompts us to reflect on those times in our lives when we feel deep longing, waiting for an answered prayer.
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Hannah’s story prompts us to reflect on those times in our lives when we feel deep longing, waiting for an answered prayer.
There is a lot to unpack here! For context, King Uzziah’s death left Isaiah and an entire nation uncertain about the future.
This week we’ve seen the drama between God and Jonah, all the nuances of Jonah’s reluctance, anger and fear.
And now we come to a plot twist worthy of The Twilight Zone. Jonah’s message led to a repentant nation and God’s mercy for the people of Nineveh.
In an old PEANUTS cartoon, Peppermint Patty calls Charlie Brown on the telephone.
Jonah got swallowed by the size of his problem and his reluctance to see how God could use him.
The scene described here is not only a plot twist, but also foreshadows what those of us who have read Jonah before already know.
This week we’re reading the shortest book in the Bible, Jonah. The book of Jonah opens like an Indiana Jones movie.
In this beautiful moment of restoration, we witness the unfolding of God’s perfect plan. Ruth, who once faced a future filled with uncertainty, is now blessed with a husband and a son.
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)
