In this message from Ruth 1, Pastor Lentrail speaks to the deep tension we feel when suffering makes it seem like God is against us. Naomi’s question becomes our question—how can God be loving and yet allow this kind of pain?
This sermon reminds us that while suffering is truly bitter, God’s character remains good, holy, and trustworthy. Instead of asking “why,” we’re invited to ask how God is using our trials to shape us, draw us closer, and make us more like Christ.
Ultimately, we endure by looking to the cross—where we see a God who doesn’t stay distant from suffering, but steps into it—and by holding onto the promise that He will one day make all things new.