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Jonah discovered the truth of this section -- there is no where we can run from God. God found Jonah when Jonah was fleeing on a ship to Tarshish. God found Moses when Moses had fled Egypt to tend sheep in the wilderness. God found the Prodigal Son when he had fled, lost everything, and envied the sheep. In these instances, God didn't seek to punish, but rather to save.
Such is the grace of God. God pursues us to save, to restore, to redeem. God's light goes everywhere, and the darkest of nights cannot hold back the light of grace. No matter how deep your depression and despair might be, there is light there, there is grace there. If you feel as though you have no hope, no outlet, you can trust that God is with you, and the intent is not to punish, but to restore to community. When the disciples fled after Jesus' arrest, there was redemption for them, and there is redemption for us as well.
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