...the irony of a bad decision.
Ruth 1:3 “But Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons.” Shocking. What?! The irony of a bad decision! Before our departure from our homeland so many years ago, I remember as a child how my mother always said, “We all travel together, or we all stay.” She was not about to leave anyone behind or send anyone off ahead. We make decisions all the time. Many, after careful consideration. Others on the fly. But for all of them, whether we like it or not, whether we are even aware of it or not, there are consequences. Sometimes they are immediate, others not so much. Sometimes our decisions are well intentioned; actually, most of the time. I am sure that before taking off for Moab and uprooting his family, Elimelech (whose name, by the way, means “my God a king”) thoroughly considered the move. After all, there were many things to consider before, many things to take care of, and others to leave in place, since the idea was always to come back...