At the end of Jonah's story, he finds himself sitting alone, in the scorching desert, asking God to take his life. But God is not done with Jonah just yet. Jonah has to confront one last difficult truth: the grace of God is both radically inclusive and radically exclusive. God shows mercy to every kind person, without distinction, even moral distinction. But we can only experience God's grace when we give up living life our way.

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