Ruth Christmas Poem

Famine arose and drove them east

Sickness and death quickly followed

Gone were Naomi’s husband and sons

Her soul was left bitter and hollow

Ruth alone stayed by her side

Saying, “Where you go I shall go

Whatever fate may befall us

Your God will be mine also”

And so the two returned back home

And to Boaz’ property Ruth did stumble

Seeking to glean grain from his field

She found a man both generous and noble

“Boaz?!” Said Naomi with a smile

Her bitter heart began to mend

“This man you met you must go to tonight

He is the redeemer of our kin”

Ruth was off to the threshing floor

Where at Boaz’ feet she lay

“Commit to me by marriage’s oath

So with you my heart may stay”

Boaz awoke with gentle alarm

My dear your honor is true

The Lord bless this oath I pray

I shall do this thing for you

The elders listened to Boaz’ proposition and replied

“Naomi’s land I desire but Ruth I cannot handle”

With joy and gladness Boaz responded,

“Great! Please take my sandal!”

And so Ruth and Boaz wed

Naomi’s sorrow turned to laughter

Through their line came a King David

And they all lived happily ever after

Greater still the story continued

Through this sacred line

Would come a king above all others

A King both holy and divine

This king would leave His throne

And be born in a manger

He would die on a cross

To free us from sin’s danger

Like Naomi our sorrow turns to joy

As death is swallowed up in victory

This king has conquered our sin

And has changed the course of history

His name is Jesus the Christ

He offers His grace to all

For it was because of love He came

And was born there in the stall

It was in the city of David

Ruth’s descendant lay by night

Sent to redeem more than just kin

To be in the darkness light