Ruth and Naomi reckon with their futures after a devastating loss. For Naomi, her only option is to return home to Judah. For Ruth, things seem more complicated. But ultimately, Ruth decides to turn away from any narrative that says these two women don’t owe each other anything, and forges ahead, believing that the future is something they can build together. As we return in our own way, how do we build something together?
Our worship series for this fall is called Homecoming: Stories of Return. We’re looking at all sorts of stories of return in Scripture: parables, history, Jesus stories, church stories, and poetry. What does it mean to return home? We’ll be looking at how complicated returning home can be when home is no longer what we remembered or perhaps not even there anymore. We’ll be imagining home as a place we make rather than a place we travel to, and we’ll be discovering that returning is a group endeavor. This series will culminate with the dedication of our repaired building, our own return.
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