What If We Don’t See the Fruit of Our Labour?
Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “May the Lord be with you.” And they said to him, “May the Lord bless you.” (Ru 2:4) The reapers in Boaz’ field would surely have been hard workers. Reaping wheat/barley by hand or with hand tools, as in the days of Boaz, would have been a demanding and tiresome labour. But we get the impression that Boaz’ relationship with his reapers was one of reciprocal affection. They considered…