Ruth had asked her to go to her church …to see what she thinks of the service. But they will never get to have that follow-up conversation. Ruth had passed away while she and the children were at church.

   As Cindy nears Ruth's favorite chair, she sees an Inspirational Study Bible, New King James Version, open on the table beside her chair. In the columns beside the verses are life lessons compiled by Max Lucado, from a book, The Best of Tozer, compiled by Warren Wiersbe.  Not to be caught up into who said what, but rather what God says in His Word. But the thing that catches Cindy's eye is highlighted in Ruth's Bible. The comments were apparently made by A. W. Tozer, but now mixed with Ruth's side comments.                                                                    

   Cindy reads: "One marked difference between the faith of our fathers as conceived by the fathers …and the same faith as understood and lived by their children; is that the fathers were concerned with the root of the matter, while their present-day descendents seem concerned only with the fruit.   Our fathers were willing to wait with patience for the fruit to appear (knowing they had a good root and good ground), while today we demand the fruit immediately (sometimes before the seed even touches the ground, or gets a chance to become rooted).  Today we may explain away the beliefs of days since gone by and smile off that old serious-minded approach to God by labeling them victims of their own limited religious outlook, finding security in their own narrow and self-righteousness and perspectives.  Find comfort if you may that in every generation the number of these seem to become smaller.  But I count it wise if you are among the dwindling number.  Was it not said that wide is the way to destruction, but narrow is the way to life …irregardless as to whether others perceive it as mere narrow-mindedness."                                                                            

   There is another indication of where Ruth's mind had been.   Beside her Bible, is a book by Randy Alcorn, entitled, Safely Home.                                                                                                 

   Over the course of several nights, Cindy reads the book.   And it has a tremendous impact upon her, imparting the truth that …Ruth too, is safely home.