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September 29, 2026 - Ruth 1 & Proverbs 16:17-20
Today's reading begins the book of Ruth alongside Proverbs 16:17–20. The reflection sets Ruth against the dark backdrop of the judges era — famine, a family's flight to pagan Moab, and the deaths of Elimelech and his two sons — before highlighting Ruth's loyalty and apparent conversion ("your people shall be my people, and your God my God") in contrast to Naomi's grief and bitterness at renaming herself Mara. God's quiet providence is traced even in the smallest details, like the return to Bethlehem at the start of barley harvest. In Proverbs 16:17–20, the discussion covers the highway of the…
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