This message opens the Book of Ruth with a hard truth: pain and loss come for all of us—and no one gets a pass. From Horatio Spafford’s unimaginable tragedy that birthed “It Is Well,” to Naomi’s story of famine, relocation, and devastating grief, we’re invited to ask a better question than “Who has it worse?” Instead: How will I respond?
In Ruth 1, Naomi doesn’t get a grand explanation or a full roadmap, she only hears a whisper of hope: the famine is over. And that becomes her faith move: when you can’t see the whole plan, take the next step.
This message makes space for honest faith, the kind that keeps walking even while wrestling. Naomi returns home still grieving, still bitter, still raw…yet she moves toward God anyway. And the chapter ends with a quiet promise: there is a harvest coming.
If you’re in a season where you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure what’s next, this teaching is a call to do the most spiritual thing you might be able to do today: take the next right step, toward God.
