"No material could have seemed less promising as the raw data for a gospel story than that which is provided in the first chapter of Ruth: a famine, three deaths, three widows, and anarchy." - Eugene Peterson, Five Smooth Stones for Pastoral Work
Possibly an overstatement, for there are plenty of other tragic stories in the Scriptures from which the gospel comes forth (the Exodus story itself comes immediately to mind). However, his point is poignant and important. This is the stuff of life that God works with and brings forth salvation and glory as no one else can. Real life. Your life. Right where you are now. There is a gospel story being written and all you have to do is believe.
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