”let me glean and gather after the reapers” [Ruth 2:7]

”let me glean and gather after the reapers”. Ruth in the Old Testament is not unlike the Canaanite woman in the New Testament who begged for crumbs at Jesus’ table.
She was content to collect up what the others left. Circumstances had brought her low in worldly wealth but her situation brought out hidden beauty that we might otherwise have never seen.
You may not have all you want: it may be that your heart’s desire eludes you for many or all your days. But let the situation in which you find yourself bring out the best in you.
Even the poorest can bestow the priceless gifts of kindness, meekness, love and gentleness which the more affluent find difficult to muster even when they see the need.