You Have Comforted Me, and Have Spoken Kindly to Your Maidservant

God’s exceedingly great grace overwhelms the heart, and we must exclaim: You have comforted me! Love interprets its own words for a yearning heart. We have confidence in someone who comforts us, and confidence produces boldness. God’s love gives rise to a longing for more of His divine Being. With grace comes boldness to pray for more grace. Ruth was always careful to stay in her place, for she said, “Though I am not like one of your maidservants.” It is only from this place that we can receive grace.