Thinking about "singing the Lord's song in a strange land" makes us wonder what feels normal and what feels strange. 

Exile in a foreign land is a substantial theme for many biblical authors, and the lesson this week applies the idea to our sin-bound world. This resonates with our calling to enter God's Kingdom, but it seems possible to get too carried away with this analogy. Is sin becoming more prominent in society, or less? Is the world becoming more of a strange land, or more of the homely Kingdom? Maybe the challenge is to reflect on what kinds of places feel most like home and what that says about us.