A Blessing to Multiply While Exiled

When life feels like exile—

Confusing,

Frustrating,

Unfamiliar,

Unstable,

Like the Hebrews in Babylon,

I bless you to:

“Multiply there,

And do not decrease.” (Jer. 29:6)

When you feel like an alien,

And your soul is tempted

To postpone living

Until things are “back to normal,”

I bless you to be spiritually fruitful—

To make a difference,

To refuse to be like the culture

While refusing to put off life.

In you, child of God,

Is incorruptible seed—

Sow it in whatever ground

You find under your feet.

Go ahead, bloom where you’re planted!