Jonah's Song

People remember Jonah and the fish/whale, but they seldom remember that Jonah was a songwriter. The narrative pauses and a psalm begins. St Athanasius said that the Psalms are unique among the scriptures in that most scriptures speak to us; a Psalm speaks for us.

Only a song could describe the change that occurs within Jonah. A change of heart, an "A-ha!", is difficult to describe. There may be no action that the world can see. Yet a great change occurs within the human heart; God moves us further than any car, train, airplane, or, in Jonah's case, boat could ever take us.

Deep within the belly of an aquatic giant, a song begins.

Jonah describes his rescue in a song. Was it a changed Jonah who wrote the song or the song that changed Jonah?

If you could tell the story of your relationship with the Lord in a song, what would it be? What images would you use? Try it.

See the other Jonah Marbles.