Is God trying to tell us something?

Sunday September 18th, Jonah 3: 10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened. Jonah was not only surprised, but angry. He did not like the people of the ancient city we now call Baghdad, he wanted them destroyed. God’s purpose is to see them as the children of God created in the image of God and love them. Do we see the present occupants of the City of Baghdad as the children of God, created in the image of God and loved by God? If we truly did, how would that effect the current situation? God works in strange ways. Last week on the anniversary of September 11th the assigned text just happened to be on forgiveness. This week, the assigned Old Testament lesson is about loving the people of present day Baghdad. Do you think God is trying to tell us something? Are we also to get the lesson given to Jonah?