What does it mean to stick with someone?
After Naomi’s husband and sons die, her daughter-in-law Ruth refuses to leave her: “Where you go, I will go.” In Bethlehem, Ruth gathers leftover grain in the field of Boaz, who treats this stranger with unusual kindness. They marry, and their great-grandson is King David.
After Naomi’s husband and sons die, her daughter-in-law Ruth refuses to leave her: “Where you go, I will go.” In Bethlehem, Ruth gathers leftover grain in the field of Boaz, who treats this stranger with unusual kindness. They marry, and their great-grandson is King David.
Kids play Ruth and Boaz, make 5 choices, and stop 3 times to look through different ways of knowing, including how sadness can change the way we see ourselves. The story opens with loss; calm mode tells that part more gently.
Ages 5–11
She chose Naomi, and Naomi’s God, when leaving would have been easier. The Bible holds her up as what loyal love looks like.
The book of Ruth, four chapters, set in the time of the judges. Naomi loses her husband and both sons in Moab. One daughter-in-law, Ruth, a Moabite, refuses to leave her: “Where you go, I will go.” Back in Bethlehem, Ruth gathers leftover grain in the field of Boaz, who protects and later marries her. Their great-grandson is King David, and Ruth is named in Jesus’ family tree in Matthew 1.