In the Untied Methodist Church, ordained elders are itinerant. In other words, we go where the Bishop discerns that our gifts are needed. I've gotten pretty good at moving. At one appointment I found out I was moving and was in my new parsonage three weeks later. Call it a whirlwind for sure.
But moving with the guarantee of a job is different then being on the move when you don't know what's waiting for you. To move with hopes of just finding food. Or maybe finding a better job. Ruth, and her in-laws before her, show us what courage looks like, as they move to a new place simply on hope.
There is a lot of trust that goes into a move. Trust when you are on the move. Sometimes the church has become so stationary, wanting people to come to us, that we forget the trust in God alone that is involved with going to other people. May we be a people on the move for the sake of the Gospel message.
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