When Rebecca rsquo s brother and sister-in-law started having marriage problems Rebecca prayed earnestly for their reconciliation But they divorced Then her sister-in-law took the children out of state and their dad didn rsquo t protest Rebecca never again saw the nieces she dearly loved Years later she said ldquo Because of trying to handle this sadness on my own I let a root of bitterness start in my heart and it began to spread to my family and friends rdquo The book of Ruth tells about a woman named Naomi who struggled with a heart of grief that grew [... more]