Christian unity declares "I accept you" or "We accept you."

Wherever we go or whatever we do, acceptance fulfills a deep need within us. It is especially true for those who claim Jesus the Christ as Savior and Lord.

This passage from Ruth shows us dynamics involved in gaining and responding to acceptance. Her story is probably as old as human relations and provides us with wisdom which comes out of our Judeo/Christian background. It is one filled to the brim and overflowing with richness.

The call to be One builds upon Hebrew Scripture and delights us as we more and more appreciate the magnificence of our Lord’s background. The book of Ruth is easily among the briefest of all Holy Scripture ... but inviting and inspirational in terms of a Jew, Jesus by name, coming to us in the cause of…