At the very beginning of our faith story is light:  “In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness.”

Part 1—What to do?

“It is one thing to say that something should be done, but quite a different matter to do it.”  Isn’t that the truth!?!

For the last several weeks, in fact—all month, we’ve been talking about service.  What does it mean for us to follow Jesus and serve in God’s name?  We’ve talked about the mission of Christ and of all who follow him “to bring good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.’^[1]  Over the last several weeks, Brad has led us in looking at the life of Christ as a model for how we are to be humble servants, working toward reconciliation and bearing witness to the work of God in our lives.  So, it might seem a little strange to you that today we are talking about Jonah.

On my best days, I strive to be like Jesus, to follow the example he st and to live a life of service to others.  But I have to confess that many (most) days I am ...