So Ruth set out

and gleaned in the field

      after the reapers,

and she happened

  to come to the part of the field

  belonging to Boaz,

who was of the clan

           of Elimelech.

                Ruth 2. 3

(The eternal ramifications

             of daily obedience

are rooted in faithfulness,

even in what appears

     lowly and mundane,

even in the mystery of

    "what am I doing here?"

Far more is at stake

    than we can possibly grasp.

No situation insignificant,

no act of faithfulness insignificant,

no one insignificant

               in God's divine design.)

O Father God,

Help us to trust You to know

    there are no ordinary days,

no barren landscapes

          that You cannot bear fruit,

no volatile situations

          that You cannot bring peace,

that the extraordinary

   comes in unexpected packages

         and only from Your hand.

Help us to seek You

  through what You place before us,

knowing that faithfulness

             impacts generations.

Change, O LORD,

      our hearts in this.