...... and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: (Ruth 2:18) 1/ Ruth - Gleaning in time of harvest. 2/ What the Bible has to say about harvest in a spiritual sense. 3/ What we may glean when the Lord is gathering his people home. Harvest Thanksgiving Service Preaching at Bodle Street Baptist Chapel, England. *Sermon summary:* The sermon draws a profound spiritual parallel between the natural act of gleaning in harvest time and the deeper, divine purposes of God in moments of spiritual harvest—particularly at the time of death and the final judgment. Centred on Ruth's faithful gleaning in Bethlehem, it illustrates how God providentially places His people in times of grace, where even small acts of obedience and dependence reveal His sustaining care and hidden blessings. The preacher emphasizes three spiritual harvests: the ongoing gospel call, the moment of death when believers are gathered to Christ, and the final judgment, each demanding urgent spiritual attention. From these times, believers are called to glean vital truths—such as the certainty and solemnity of death, the hope of eternal life, the preciousness of Christ, the comfort of resurrection, the diversity of God's saving work, and the urgent need for personal preparation. The ultimate aim is not mere reflection, but transformation: that the grace seen in others' departures should awaken deeper faith, repentance, and longing for Christ in the hearers themselves.