What Ruth and Boaz Taught Me (That Church Never Did)

We love to romanticize Ruth and Boaz like it’s the ultimate love
story — but what if it’s really a story about being supported…
for once? In this first episode back after my summer break, I’m
digging into the part church never talked about: the quiet power
of being chosen without earning it, being cared for without
proving you deserve it, and receiving without struggle.


This episode isn’t about marriage or fairy tale endings — it’s
about softness, legacy, and what happens when you position
yourself to be supported… and then pass that support down.


In this episode I share:
• Why support is often missing in the way the church teaches
Ruth’s story
•  What Ruth teaches us about positioning ourselves to be
supported
• Why Boaz’s role wasn’t savior — it was support
• What it looks like to pass support down through
generations 
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Shirl is the creator of Support Languages and host of Shades of
Strong — a movement shifting the narrative from Strong Black
Woman to Supported Black Woman through language, rest, and real
support.