"Ruth's Remarkable Decision"

Here's an instant replay of what happened in worship:

We learned about the beginning of Ruth, how Elimilech and his wife Naomi went with their two sons, leaving famine-stricken Bethlehem and moving to Moab. While there, the sons married, but soon all three men died, leaving behind three widows. Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem, hoping a male relative would take her in. She prepared to say goodbye to her daughters in law, wishing them well as they returned to their fathers' houses and found new husbands.
We read Ruth 1:11-22 and saw how Ruth chose to stay with Naomi, even though it was not in her own best interests. What would cause someone to make a decision like that? It could only be love.
We thought about the ways we see that kind of love displayed, especially in the things parents do for their kids.
We wondered if Ruth was also a metaphor for how God walks with us, even when we feel as though our lives are empty. God never leaves us, just as Ruth never left Naomi.
We remembered who had shown us that kind of remarkable love. We heard a story about a woman known as Grandma Lois who simply shows up at Children's Mercy hospital every weekday to rock the babies. While she rocks them, she prays.
We prayed that we could be people who show that kind of remarkable love to others.
We celebrated communion at the table of love, remembering God's remarkable love to us.