Gloria Steinem has written a book titled Marilyn. It is based on the life of Marilyn Monroe, the Hollywood movie queen of the 1950s who lived an up and down life and eventually ended her life by committing suicide. In the book Gloria Steinem tells of a brief conversation that Marilyn Monroe had with her maid toward the end of her life. Marilyn said, "Nobody's ever gonna love me now, Lena. What good am I? I can't have kids. I can't cook. I've been divorced three times. Who would want me?" Her maid Lena said: "Why, millions of men would want you!" Marilyn said: "Yeah, Lena, millions of men would want me, but who would really love me?" I imagine that there is a sense in which Naomi and Ruth in our biblical text could identify with Marilyn Monroe. They too had experienced some ups and downs in…