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Naomi's Plot
Naomi's Plot
by Rev. Margaret Roe
Ruth wonders whether Naomi’s risky plot has worked Ruth ch3 Naomi’s plot It was a risky plan. My reputation was at stake. Not that I had one, as a foreigner. But I could imagine the gossip if it hadn’t worked. If it failed I would have no future in this place that I had committed…
The Bride
The Bride
by Rev. Margaret Roe
Ruth tells of her marriage to Boaz – Ruth ch4 The bride In the cold light of morning my fears came back. I was impatient. What would happen when Boaz met this relative? What was he like? Would he want me? And if he did would I be happy with him? I was more than content for Boaz t…
The kind landowner
The kind landowner
by Rev. Margaret Roe
Ruth reflects on the kindness of Boaz when she goes to glean in his field Ruth ch2 The kind landowner I don’t know why he was so kind. I hadn’t done anything to deserve it. I was a foreigner. A widow. I had no right to be here at all. But he spoke kindly to me. He not only allowe…
The young widow goes to a strange land
The young widow goes to a strange land
by Rev. Margaret Roe
Ruth explains why she returns with Naomi to Bethlehem. Ruth ch1 The young widow goes to a strange land It was an impassioned speech, I don’t know where it came from. I would go with her wherever she went. Stay wherever she did. And I would identify myself with her people, the Jew…
Poem: Ruth
Poem: Ruth
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Ruth Today I look with love upon this child - the baby that I never thought to bear - and, when he hears the story of my life, he’ll know he owes his being to God’s care. Those days in Moab seem so long ago, my family home a strange and distant place, for I have learned to …
Hymn: Here in the midst of greatest loss
Hymn: Here in the midst of greatest loss
by Andrew Pratt
Here in the midst of greatest loss, reflecting on what might have been, Naomi gave a kiss of peace, a kiss of comfort, yet release, but Ruth would learn what love could mean, yes she would learn what love could mean. The love these women would exchange was not ephemeral or weak, …
Monologue: Ruth and Obed
Monologue: Ruth and Obed
by Andrew Pratt
Monologue: Ruth and Obed I remember the apprehension. Wondering rather more than I ever had done before. Naomi knew that I was alone, even in the midst of her family. She also nurtured that old belief, we shared it, that life, eternal life, goes on in our children. I know you tal…
Poem: Father of Jesse and father of David
Poem: Father of Jesse and father of David
by Andrew Pratt
Father of Jesse and father of David, born of a foreigner here in their midst: Ruth would nurse Obed, then comfort and nurture. Boaz brought safety it seemed she had missed. Now as we listen we re-tell this story, try to untangle the mystery and worth, one thing is certain: a love…
Hymn: Father of Jesse and father of David
Hymn: Father of Jesse and father of David
by Andrew Pratt
Father of Jesse and father of David, born of a foreigner here in their midst: Ruth would nurse Obed, then comfort and nurture. Boaz brought safety it seemed she had missed. Now as we listen we re-tell this story, try to untangle the mystery and worth, one thing is certain: a love…
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