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Jonah 2:2

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2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

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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)

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Acts 14:14

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14 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,