Ruth listened to the counsel of her elders. Boaz, an older man, said, “Stay with the maidens.”

Naomi, her mother-in-law, said the same thing. And Ruth was wise enough to listen.

As I read the Scriptures more and more, I see a linkage of elders and youth, of young and old. Young people have zeal, but it is often without knowledge. Older people have wisdom, but often lack vision. The two are needed together. Thus, we see Moses with Joshua, Elijah with Elisha, Eli with Samuel.

There’s a need for young and old - for vision and wisdom, for energy and experience - to work together.

We need each other!