This weekend is the second Sunday of Advent. We continue our series in Ruth titled Under the Stars of Bethlehem. It’s the story of an ordinary family that experienced extraordinary loss. Tragedy had called into question God’s care and provision, but they hoped against hope that God would show up. Unlike other books of the Bible, Ruth has no flashy wonders and miracles, just the miraculous faithfulness of God’s people to one another in a time of darkness and despair. And we begin to see that God uses the loving faithfulness of others to be present with us in our pain. As Ruth accompanied Naomi, so Jesus accompanies us.