Annoyance

Annoyance

Jonah was a prophet,

a clever little man,

who would declare the word of God

according to God's plan.

Jonah was a numbers man

who carefully kept score,

of all the nations' rights and wrongs

according to God's law.

Jonah liked his message

of judgment and of gloom;

he liked to see the bad guys

get what was coming to 'em.

When Jonah got to Nineveh,

after perils quite aquatic,

imagine his disgust when God

chose to be acquit-ic.

Jonah said, "I told you so,

It's all a wild goose chase!

I knew you wouldn't punish them

when you sent me to this place."

Then God replied, "I'm sorry, mate,

but we don't see eye to eye.

I'd rather choose the way of grace

than to see these people die.

"But that's the way I am, yeah,

and that's the way it be.

You can choose to nurse your anger

or show pardon just like me."

© Ken Rookes