Jonah was a good man from the start
For he saw beauty in all things that lived
And knew he was of it a part!
He was with God,
he Lived, he Loved and Prayed.
Then one day God called on him !
This is what He said—
“Jonah, go to Nineveh, for there they’ve strayed in sin
And tell them how they’ve lost their way
And teach them how to live, to love and pray.”
Now Jonah’s knees began to shake,
Like a mighty mountain began to quake !
And Jonah that night ran away
On a ship whose course was far apart
From where he knew he should depart
To do what he knew was right.
Fear and doubt had closed his ears,
And lack of Faith had closed his heart.
Now the “Fate of Jonah” we must heed !
For his redemption is our great need—
To do God’s will and change our ways,
For now it’s Us who’ve gone astray !
And it’s only fools who turn from God
and try to slink away…
Now those of us, who were good to start,
who have the sight, who have the heart,
Help us Lord, Not to run away,
but Give us the Faith to Turn,
to Turn away, from where we’ve gone wrong,
and face our Fate and know our Place
and with Your Grace,
to Live, to Love and Pray.
For he saw beauty in all things that lived
And knew he was of it a part!
He was with God,
he Lived, he Loved and Prayed.
Then one day God called on him !
This is what He said—
“Jonah, go to Nineveh, for there they’ve strayed in sin
And tell them how they’ve lost their way
And teach them how to live, to love and pray.”
Now Jonah’s knees began to shake,
Like a mighty mountain began to quake !
And Jonah that night ran away
On a ship whose course was far apart
From where he knew he should depart
To do what he knew was right.
Fear and doubt had closed his ears,
And lack of Faith had closed his heart.
Now the “Fate of Jonah” we must heed !
For his redemption is our great need—
To do God’s will and change our ways,
For now it’s Us who’ve gone astray !
And it’s only fools who turn from God
and try to slink away…
Now those of us, who were good to start,
who have the sight, who have the heart,
Help us Lord, Not to run away,
but Give us the Faith to Turn,
to Turn away, from where we’ve gone wrong,
and face our Fate and know our Place
and with Your Grace,
to Live, to Love and Pray.
Poem “Fate of Jonah” ©2022 A.Vonn Hartung
Painting “Fate of Jonah” ©2022 A.Vonn Hartung
acrylic on canvas 26 x 30-inches