Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

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And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying: ‘There is a son born to Naomi’; and they called his name Obed; he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Source Ruth 4:16-22 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the book of Ruth, Naomi, who had lost her husband and her sons, takes Ruth’s newborn on her lap and cares for him; the neighbours rejoice with her, and this child, Obed, will be the grandfather of King David: tenderness opens a future. Today, offer real time and care to someone fragile — a child, an elderly person, someone who is ill — through a simple, attentive gesture.

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