Perspective changes everything!

It amazes me the impact a little perspective has (or would have in this case).  Ruth is lamenting the deaths of her husband and two sons, and rightly so.  She makes the statement, however, “I went away full, and the LORD has brought me back empty.” (Ruth 1:21)  From her perspective this might have been true, though she did have a loyal daughter-in-law (see Ruth 1:1-18 to understand the context) that she seems to be forgetting her.  From our perspective, we know that Ruth would become the great-grandmother of King David and would be a part of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah (Matthew 1:5).  My, how a little perspective changes everything!  Would that we would keep this in mind in the midst of our own trials and tribulations.