Life happens. Naomi anticipated a better life for her family in Moab but returned home with what she labeled as a bitter life following the deaths of her husband and two sons. Ruth married into a loving family but later finds herself trying to make ends meet as a widow and a foreigner among strangers. Boaz is just being Boaz when he’s presented with an opportunity to use his influence to be a blessing to others. Chapters 2 and 3 in the story of Ruth give us a glimpse of how, as life happens, our natural efforts to care for others are guided by the supernatural hand of God.