How long do you wait for a hummingbird to come and eat? Since being in San Jose, there have been two visits from hummingbirds to one of the flowers in the back...that I have seen. So, I tried finding a site that told me when they usually feed but there is no set time. Apparently, these fast, beautiful, tiny birds eat throughout the day.
When Naomi moved to Moab due to a famine in Judah, what were her questions? What are the customs surrounding meals? Who gets the water? Where can we sleep? Is eye contact to a Moabite woman ok? Where can we worship our God? Are the neighbors friendly? Can we invite them to a meal? How will I learn their language? Is it safe to let my sons play with other boys their own age? And, what about school? Our children have to be taught "our" way and not the ways of the Moabites.
Changes involve questions. Changes include some form of loss. Changes make us investigate the new. Our faith can strengthen and deepen while going through a major change. Naomi, her husband, and her two sons moved to a new country. No Israelites. No familiar place of worship. No siblings. No female friends. But, Naomi had her God, her faith, and her life experiences to give her hope.
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