早在人們用Zoom視訊會議平台進行通訊的好幾年前，一位朋友就要我用視訊與她討論一個項目。從我發給她電子郵件的語氣中，她察覺到我不知道如何進行視訊會議。於是，她建議我去找一個青少年來幫忙，好讓我弄清楚要如何設置視訊通話的平台。

她的建議指出跨世代之間建立關係的重要性，從路得和拿俄米之間的互動，我們可以看到這一點。路得常被人讚揚是個忠誠的媳婦，因她決定離開自己的家鄉，陪同拿俄米返回伯利恆（路得記1章16-17節）。她們到了伯利恆之後，路得對拿俄米說：「容我往田間去，……拾取麥穗」（2章2節）。一開始是路得照顧拿俄米，後來是拿俄米促成路得嫁給波阿斯。路得照著拿俄米所說的去做，促使波阿斯採取行動，贖回逝世親屬的產業，並娶路得為妻（4章9-10節）。

我們當然應該重視那些給年輕一代的忠告，因這些都是老一輩人的經驗和智慧。但路得和拿俄米提醒我們，這種交流可以是雙向的。不管是比我們年輕或年長的人，都有值得我們學習的地方。讓我們努力建立起滿有愛心又忠誠的跨世代關係，這將會使我們和他人都蒙祝福，並幫助我們學習新的事物。

Years before Zoom was an accessible communication tool, a friend asked me to join her on a video call to discuss a project. Through the tone of my emails, she could tell I was baffled, so she suggested I find a teenager to help me figure out how to set up a video call.

Her suggestion points to the value of intergenerational relationships. It’s something observed in Ruth and Naomi’s story. Ruth is often celebrated for being a loyal daughter-in-law, deciding to leave her land to accompany Naomi back to Bethlehem (Ruth 1:16-17). When they arrived in the town, the younger woman said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain [for us]” (2:2). She helped the older woman, who then helped the younger woman marry Boaz. Naomi’s advice for Ruth prompted Boaz to take action in purchasing her deceased in-laws’ property and to take her “as [his] wife” (4:9-10).

We certainly respect the advice of those who share their seasoned wisdom with younger generations. But Ruth and Naomi remind us that the exchange can go both ways. There’s something to be learned from those younger than us as well as those who are older. Let’s seek to develop loving and loyal intergenerational relationships. It will bless us and others and help us learn something we don’t know.