Ruth 2:1-3 (NIV)
"Now Naomi had a relative on her husband's side,
from the clan of Elimelech, a man of standing,
whose name was Boaz.
And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi,
'Let me go to the fields and
pick up the leftover grain
behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.'
Naomi said to her, 'Go ahead, my daughter.'
So she went out and began to glean in the fields
behind the harvesters.
As it turned out,
she found herself working in a field
belonging to Boaz,
who was from the clan of Elimelech."
Based on these verses, Kelly Minter writes, "It is my hope that we walk away with a heightened sense of what God is doing all around us, even in the seemingly mundane; and that we remember how purposeful He is, how intently He carves our paths, authors each stroke, and weaves our courses into others' lives" (Minter, 2009, p. 51).
As we close this chapter of our lives in Mount Vernon, Ohio, I can't help but reflect on the paths God carved for us here. He gifted us with some beautiful friendships and sweet memories - in the midst of daily living which sometimes felt mundane. Now as this season is ending, and as we say our good-byes, I see the hand of God more clearly. As it turns out, He gave us more in Mount Vernon than I realized during our day-to-day living. I am sad to leave, but I also know that God is working forward - already carving new paths.
He sees; He knows; He understands.
He prepares; He protects; He provides!
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