So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them; and the women said, “Is this Naomi?” She said to them, “Call me no longer Naomi, call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt bitterly with me. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty; why call me Naomi when the Lord has dealt harshly with me, and the Almighty has brought calamity upon me?” (Ruth 1:19-21, NRSV)
Naomi still doesn’t see the light that is right there with her.
Ruth gave up her homeland and family, yes she had been living with Naomi for 10 years or more, but she still had blood family in Moab and Ruth gave all of that up to stay with Naomi. Even that light and love did not seem to overtake Naomi’s darkness.
Have you ever been in such a funk and deep dark hole that it seemed you would never get out and nothing could make you see the light?
Remember there is always hope.
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