During the series this month, I will invite your time for reflection in the Book of Ruth. We will see how God used the resources He has so graciously and generously placed at our disposal to engage ministries of restoration to members of communities who have or are experiencing “Mara” encounters that leave them broken, bitter and empty.
This week we conclude our discussion by looking at the contrast of the celebration at the end of the Book when compared to the first chapter where Naomi is returning home with a Mara identity. It is most encouraging to note that where God is involved in the lives of broken, bitter and empty people in partnership with the faith community, these people can be restored of that which they had lost.
During this month we considered the responsibility of the faith community to contemplate, develop and deploy ministries of restoration, to provide healing to those who are broken, bitter and empty. To provide them with an opportunity, a space in which they can encounter God and His people and be healed.
Reverend Donald Webley is the Pastor of Rosemount Missionary Church in St. James.