Ruth chapter 1

•	Can you relate to Naomi’s disappointment with God (vv.11-13, 20-21)?  Do you know people who feel / have felt this way about God?  How can someone get through a time of bitterness like this?  
•	‘Live long enough in this broken world and you will suffer pain and loss’.  Where does faith in Jesus fit into that?  What do you think is a Christian response to pain and suffering?  How might times like that actually help our relationship with God, if at all?
•	God’s gift to Naomi in her bitterness is Ruth.  How practically do you think we can help people we know who are struggling with pain and loss – both Christian and non-Christian?
•	Why do you think Ruth chooses to stay with Naomi, unlike Orpah?  Why is her faith in Naomi’s God so remarkable?
•	In what ways is Ruth a picture of the faithful Christian?  In what ways is she a picture of the gracious love of God?      

Ruth chapter 1

•	Can you relate to Naomi’s disappointment with God (vv.11-13, 20-21)?  Do you know people who feel / have felt this way about God?  How can someone get through a time of bitterness like this?  
•	‘Live long enough in this broken world and you will suffer pain and loss’.  Where does faith in Jesus fit into that?  What do you think is a Christian response to pain and suffering?  How might times like that actually help our relationship with God, if at all?
•	God’s gift to Naomi in her bitterness is Ruth.  How practically do you think we can help people we know who are struggling with pain and loss – both Christian and non-Christian?
•	Why do you think Ruth chooses to stay with Naomi, unlike Orpah?  Why is her faith in Naomi’s God so remarkable?
•	In what ways is Ruth a picture of the faithful Christian?  In what ways is she a picture of the gracious love of God?      

Ruth chapter 1

•	Can you relate to Naomi’s disappointment with God (vv.11-13, 20-21)?  Do you know people who feel / have felt this way about God?  How can someone get through a time of bitterness like this?  
•	‘Live long enough in this broken world and you will suffer pain and loss’.  Where does faith in Jesus fit into that?  What do you think is a Christian response to pain and suffering?  How might times like that actually help our relationship with God, if at all?
•	God’s gift to Naomi in her bitterness is Ruth.  How practically do you think we can help people we know who are struggling with pain and loss – both Christian and non-Christian?
•	Why do you think Ruth chooses to stay with Naomi, unlike Orpah?  Why is her faith in Naomi’s God so remarkable?
•	In what ways is Ruth a picture of the faithful Christian?  In what ways is she a picture of the gracious love of God?