Ruth 2
So here is Ruth. She is hanging out in a strange country with people she doesn't really know. The only person she does know is Naomi, the mother of her now deceased husband.
I think Ruth has plenty of reason to sit around and sulk.
Her husband has died. She has left the family and friends she knows. And she is living with her mother-in-law in a strange land.
But Ruth doesn't sulk.
She picks herself up, dusts off her skirts, and heads out into the field to pick up grain that is left behind after the workers gather/cut the wheat in the fields.
She works tirelessly.
Not just for herself but for her mother-in-law too.
And it doesn't go unnoticed.
The owner of the field notices her.
He inquires about her.
And he immediately becomes protective of her.
Boaz, who is in fact related to Naomi, tells the workers to leave Ruth alone. He assures Ruth she is welcome to gather grain in his fields and that nobody will be bothering her. He even asks the workers to leave a little extra grain behind for Ruth.
You see, he has noticed.
He knows and has heard about Ruth's kindness toward her mother-in-law.
In turn, he returns the favor to Ruth with his generosity.
Hmmmm...
I think something is brewing in the fields...
Tomorrow's reading:
Ruth 3.
Reba
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