Christian unity assumes loyalty.

In our present passage, we read a classic statement of loyalty. There were no circumstances too hostile or potentially dangerous to keep Ruth from being with her mother-in-law. It is an ancient story and everytime it is told, for the first time, to a new generation, its worth to motivate loyalty shines with a majestic simplicity.

Our blessed Lord demonstrated it over and over again. He was loyal to his mission, even to death upon the cross. He calls his disciples to follow him in faithful obedience. He beckons to you and me right now to place our beings with his being. Our faithfulness, translated into loyalty for a cause centuries old, is to be given top priority. Christian unity must not be betrayed. Life is too complicated and precarious for his follow…