Collect for Jonah
Collect of Jonah
Persistent and pursuing God,
though we beg you to come close and speak to us,
we run in terror when we hear your voice.
But though we fall from the depths of the ocean of despair,
into the very guts of the monster of depression
you pick us up and dust us off,
and set us on our way again.
And when we finally obey your will
and lie scorched and betrayed,
as we discover anew that our way is not your way.
you shelter us.
until we are ready to learn,
and face again the scorching reality of the east wind.
Help us too, to tell our story
of your compassionate and ironic love.
Today our readings include Jonah, my favourite bible story. I wrote this collect 15 years ago. Jan Harper
Collect of Jonah