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I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.
Jonah 2:6
Jonah Series, Part 2 of 4 – Prayer from a Desperate Place
By Todd Beiswenger
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We know that when we get in a tight spot, it is time to pray! What makes Jonah's prayer special isn't so much the prayer itself, but it is Jonah's transformation that goes with it. He's realized that his choices have only made him miserable, and he's ready to do God's will.
(References: Arcana Coelestia 458; Heaven and Hell 6; Jonah 2:1-10)
