Jeremiah 29:7
“Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to Yahweh for it; for in its peace you will have peace.”
This verse is part of a letter from the prophet Jeremiah to the Jewish exiles living in Babylon, around the early 6th century BCE. They had been forcibly removed from their homeland in Judah and were living as captives in a foreign land. Jeremiah's message offered a surprising directive for their situation.
What does 'seeking the peace' of a community look like when that community has been a source of pain or injustice?