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As Boaz comes out from the village and heads into the fields, he doesn't crack the whip

and yell at his reapers. No. Instead, this pious man

speaks the salutation to them. The Lord be with you. Yes, exactly the same as when in the

liturgy the pastor turns to the people before the collect, the prayer of the day, and in the

preface of the communion liturgy. The prayer of the day, and in the preface of the communion

liturgy.

The Word of the Lord endures forever is a daily verse-by-verse Bible study with the church,

past and present.

Pastor Whedon is leading us in a study of the Book of Ruth.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.

Greetings, people, loved by God. In our last study, Naomi and Ruth had finally arrived back at Naomi's ancestral home, Bethlehem.

Their arrival recall caused quite a stir among the women folk. No doubt,

Naomi was changed by the 10 years she lived away. She looked older and grayer now, but still

the womenfolk recognized her and asked each other, is this Naomi? They would no doubt be wondering what became of her

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