"Settle In" – Jeremiah 29:1, 4-11

Sermon by Rev. Elizabeth N.H. Link from Sunday, March 20, 2022. "Sometimes, exile is a statement of geography, and sometimes it is a condition of the soul. It is whenever we are thrust into an unfamiliar and uncomfortable place. When the darkness feels too deep. When the unknowns loom too large. When you would give anything for just a little peace of mind. It was to those people enduring that sort of situation that Jeremiah says, 'Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat what they produce. Grow a family, create a community, and care about the city all around you, even if it isn’t the home you remember.' In other words, 'Keep going, as best you can. Life will still emerge, even from the strangest and least likely of places.'"

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