Ruth 1:1-22 Looking for a Better Future “…Naomi was left without her two sons and her husband.” Ruth 1:5 Sometimes life takes us in directions we never , leaving us with questions that have no easy answer. A Journey Home "Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God." Ruth 1:16 Hesed (חֶסֶד): A Hebrew word describing a , faithful love expressed through kindness, loyalty, and commitment. When Life Feels Empty "I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty." Ruth 1:21 Naomi cannot yet recognize the gift of Ruth's presence. Even in the midst of our , God's may already be at work in ways we do not see. The Story Isn't Over “So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning.” Ruth 1:22 Just because we cannot what God is doing doesn't mean that God has stopped being . Reflection Questions Are there areas of your life where things haven't turned out as you hoped? What might it look like to bring your disappointments or questions honestly before God? Who has shown God's faithful love to you during a difficult season in your life? How might you show that same kind of love to someone else? Journal a prayer: