God guides us delicately

and gives us a precious encounter in the Lord.

Ruth happened to be gleaning in the field belonging to Boaz,

a relative of her father-in-law Elimelek,

when Boaz arrived from Bethlehem

and noticed her among the harvesters.

He asked the overseer of his workers,

"Who does that young woman belong to?"

and inquired about Ruth

(Ruth 2:3-5).

As I reflect on these words,

I believe that Sovereign God

guided Ruth and Boaz to meet each other,

orchestrating their meeting in His timing and in His way.

God also made Boaz, among many other workers,

notice and pay attention to Ruth,

a "foreigner who came from Moab with Naomi" (v. 6)

and a "Moabite woman" (v. 10).

In this way, I think that God delicately guides us

to precious encounters within His sovereign and benevolent will,

giving us meaningful connections in the Lord.