I NEED YOUR HELP

This Sunday we will be focusing on Jonah 2 as Jonah prays for his rescue. I need some rescue stories!

Please read through Jonah 2 (printed below) and think of a time when life had given you a difficult turn and you prayed for God to rescue you. I would love for you to write your own rescue Psalm and give me permission to read it annonymously on Sunday morning.

Please send me your psalm(story) by Thursday morning at dhamlin@shelbychristian.org You don't have to me a member of the church or even attend for that matter, just send me your story.

1-9 Then Jonah prayed to his God from the belly of the fish. He prayed:
"In trouble, deep trouble, I prayed to God. He answered me.From the belly of the grave I cried, 'Help!' You heard my cry.You threw me into ocean's depths, into a watery grave,With ocean waves, ocean breakers crashing over me.I said, 'I've been thrown away, thrown out, out of your sight.I'll never again lay eyes on your Holy Temple.'Ocean gripped me by the throat. The ancient Abyss grabbed me and held tight.My head was all tangled in seaweed at the bottom of the sea where the mountains take root.I was as far down as a body can go, and the gates were slamming shut behind me forever—Yet you pulled me up from that grave alive, O God, my God!When my life was slipping away, I remembered God,And my prayer got through to you, made it all the way to your Holy Temple.Those who worship hollow gods, god-frauds, walk away from their only true love.But I'm worshiping you, God, calling out in thanksgiving!And I'll do what I promised I'd do! Salvation belongs to God!"