The story of Jonah seems...
The story of Jonah seems to contrast God's attitude toward the world and our own. Jonah did not seem to care, God did. God was filled with compassion, Jonah lacked it. One day a pastor was visiting with a parishioner who had recently visited Washington, D.C. with his wife in order to see the Vietnam Memorial. They had gone in hopes of seeing the name of their son, who had been killed in Vietnam. The man related this story. He said, "Part of the monument had been fenced off while a sidewalk was being repaired. Several individuals came up wanting to see the names of their deceased sons.