Chapter One
RUTH walked down the narrow, crowded streets of
Kir-hareseth, her mind and heart in turmoil. Her beloved
husband, Mahlon, was dying of a lingering illness that had
come upon him months earlier. She fought the sorrow and
fear stirring in her. How would she live without Mahlon?
She'd dreamed of living a long life with the man she loved,
bearing his children, growing old with him. And now, she
suffered watching him suffer. She grieved that there would
never be children to carry on his name.
But it was the new moon, and her mother was expecting
her for her monthly visit. They would drink tea, eat the
delicacies of her father's table, and talk about family matters.
Ruth dreaded this visit. She couldn't keep her mind from
her troubles. And she didn't want to hear what her mother
thought was the cause of them.
Poor Naomi! How could her mother-in-law bear another
loss? Fifteen years ago she'd lost her husband, Elimelech; and
her younger son, Kilion, had died last spring. Would Naomi's
faith in the God of Israel continue to give her peace, or would
she finally crumble beneath the crushing grief of losing her
last son?
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