Grrr. Hope you know I was referring to this portion today:
” 7 And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace.” This is similar to the philosophy of America’s early (legal) immigrants. When they found out that the streets of New York City were NOT paved with gold, they gathered at “settlement houses”, learned English, worked by day and studied by night, and became part of the rich cultural and economic fabric of America. To quote JFK: “A Rising Tide Lifts ALL the Boats.”