Ruth 4:11
We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the family of Israel.
God declares that we will have a future and a hope. But we don’t always know how the steps will play out.
Often in life, we find it difficult to imagine how our stories will unfold. A devastating event occurs and we think that we may never recover. And frequently, the dreams we create are tied to the relationships we have. So much so that we think that to lose the relationship is to lose the future we thought we were moving toward.
However, in the lives of Ruth and Naomi, we see that the “what” of our lives can be realized even when the “how” shifts in ways that we may have never imagined.
Reflect on a season of life when the journey was more complex and winding, what or who gave you the strength and courage to keep going? How might it feel to share your story and allow others to bear witness to this strength and courage?
-- Pedro Silva