The prayer of the prophet Jonah: Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God's love for them

The story of the prophet Jonah is frequently quoted in the New Testament, the account bears a strong resemblance to the parables about the mercy of Jesus, God is slow to get angry and quick to forgive. And the story has an important message, when God has something planned for us, as it happens with the prophecies, everything we do against God's plan only reinforces the purposes of providence.
The story begins when God orders Jonah to go to Nineveh, but he tries to escape from the presence of God and goes to Tarsis, a Phoenician port. There he takes a ship and during the trip a great storm breaks out, the ship's crew discovers that the cause of the disaster is Jonah and they decide to throw him into the sea.
Once thrown into the sea, a whale swallowed Jonah and the Bible says that there the prophet prayed to God for his salvation:
"In my distress I called to the LORD,
and he answered me.
For deep in the realm of the dead I called for help,
and you listened to my cry.
You hurled me into the depths,
into the very heart of the seas,
and the currents swirled about me;
all your waves and breakers
swept over me.
I said, ´I have been banished
from your sight;
yet I will look again
toward your holy temple.´
The engulfing waters threatened me,
the deep surrounded me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.
To the roots of the mountains I sank down;
the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, LORD my God,
brought my file up from the pit.
´When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered you, LORD,
and my prayer rose to you,
to your holy temple.´
´Those who cling to worthless idols
turn away from God's love for them.
But I, with shouts of grateful praise,
will sacrifice to you.
What I have vowed I will make good.
I will say, ´Salvation comes from the LORD.´" Jonah 2:1-8
Once Jonah repents and promises to keep his word in prayer, God orders the whale to release him to fulfill providence.

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