In Love With a Girl

The book of Ruth is a deep well that you can return to again and again for a fresh drink. This gentile woman who loved her Jewish mother-in-law so deeply that she left, home and kindred and went to a place she new not of, just like Abraham was called to do. This convert, who desired the God of Israel above all else. This humble servant, who never attempted deception or manipulation. This (former) Moabite, who did not try to convert Israelites to the Baal god or false worship, no not this girl, she erased the memory of all such deception with the simple words, "I am Ruth, spread your wings over me to cover me." She followed Naomi even though she was offered no way of having offspring or getting married. She just loved. She just served. Simple acts, that preserved the line of King David and the Messiah.