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You are the light of the world

"You are the light of the world-like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden." -Matthew 5:14 I attended bible study on Monday.  Honestly, I almost did not go.  I had a million things to do.  My house looks like a tornado hit it.  I was tired.  I imagined the feel of my PJ's, a warm blanket, and some nice sofa time at home.  But, I decided to drag myself out the door and to get my butt to bible study.  We studied the book of Jonah.  We were looking at chapter 3 and 4.  We all have heard the story.  God asks Jonah to go to Nineveh.  He tells God no.  After being swallowed by a large fish, Jonah has a change of response.  After God asks a second time, he decides to go to Nineveh.   He delivers the message from God..."Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!"  At this, the people of Nineveh immediately  believed God's message. I have read this story many times.  And, this time, the story hit me in so many different ways it's ridiculous!  Like J