We have been reading the book of Ruth through only one lens. We scan the pages for Boaz and miss the covenant that made everything else possible. Before there was a harvest or a blessing, there was Ruth choosing to stay with Naomi in the middle of her devastation.

This post looks at what that kind of loyalty teaches us about healing in community, and I share the story of the three people who showed up at my door during my hardest August, when I could not even answer the phone. You do not need a full cup to show up for someone. You just need to go.