Ruth 1: In the story of Naomi, we see a common experience of human life – of moving from pleasantness to bitterness, from fullness to emptiness. The question becomes what story will we cloak ourselves with – the story of bitterness or of trust in the promises of God. This is not a trite reality, but one of greatest depth and of longest outlook. It is an eternal outlook in tying your life story in the broader story of God’s kingdom coming. This takes faith to trust in this hope. But it is worth the cost.