As It Happened

Ruth and Naomi have returned to Bethlehem but their situation is little improved. This impoverished mother, Naomi, and this immigrant daughter-in-law, Ruth, have to find a way to sustain themselves. In the midst of the harvest, the extravagant generosity of Boaz secures the wellbeing of Naomi and Ruth. The storyteller introduces the intersection of Ruth and Boaz as an “As it happened” moment. This moment is where God enters into the story. We hear again how God prepares a way and opens up the future where there was none. We could write it off to chance, but God uses this moment to accomplish what God desires to accomplish.