Redemption and Community: The Journey of Naomi and Ruth

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"Peace is the only gift that we can get from you. A peace that passes all understanding is your blessing to those who wait, who look, who trust in you." [00:12:26] (13 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


"Redemption is, uh, it's, it's that process where you, you take something that is, that's broken and good for nothing, and you redeem it. You, you make it good again." [00:24:12] (12 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


"That's the moment of redemption that's the moment where the prodigal son turns around and goes home and Jesus says that when he reaches home he's embraced with the generosity of his father." [00:29:56] (26 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


"And that's why Jesus puts this, command, he says, all you who are weary and heavy laden, all you Maras in the world, all you have bitter tears, all you who are empty, all you who are lost, all you who are broken, you can come to me." [00:39:56] (17 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


"He wants to do what only he can do, transform our very nature into a new nature to make us fine." [00:41:49] (14 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


"And that moment when you start to turn towards him, you see him putting people into your life, and he starts to orchestrate things, and soon enough you begin to experience the grace and generosity of God." [00:41:49] (22 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


"It's in these trials that we lean into God, and we find that we're not alone, that he is with us, and he's using these difficult, dark days of our grief to get us so that we can get to that uncle point where we can confess that we need him." [00:41:49] (21 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


"Lord we thank you that you hear our cry we thank you that you have beat death and that nothing can separate us from your love and we pray the same for our loved ones." [00:55:52] (13 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


"Bless those that are grieving in our congregation in our community in our families and the world send your spirit to minister to them and help us wherever we might be called to lend an ear or a heart or a hand to show gentleness and kindness and compassion to those who are empty who are lost who are lonely who are in need." [00:55:52] (33 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


"It's such a joy to be part of your family, our family, and that you express Christ's love in concrete, tangible ways to one another." [00:58:43] (12 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


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