Jonah - Jonah's Anger

This Sunday is not only Mother's Day, but Child Dedication Sunday!Jonah's story is a crazy journey. He runs from God and ends up in a hurricane. He gets tossed overboard and eaten by a giant fish. Then he is spat out on the beach and goes to Nineveh to tell them the message of God. To everyone's surprise, they turn from their sin and God relents from destroying them. But now we see an unexpected reaction to God's mercy. Amidst what we would expect to be a celebration that God isn't going to destroy Nineveh, Jonah's reaction feels out of place. Jonah gets angry that God isn't going to destroy them. He's angry that God showed them mercy - so angry that he wants to die.