This morning in my Advent devotion book, it noted that today in the Catholic Church, the Feast of Immaculate Conception is celebrated. This feast day honors Jesus' mother Mary and the immaculate conception of Jesus. It made me stop and think about the challenges Mary faced. She was young, unmarried, packed onto a donkey, led far from her home and family and then had to deliver Jesus not only in a far away town but in a manager (or cave). Oh my. Not to mention all that she faced during Jesus' life and death.
I was reminded of a wonderful book I read last Christmas called Unafraid: Mary by Francine Rivers. This book is in The Lineage of Grace series. It is an easy read, but very memorable and really paints a picture of Mary as a woman, wife and mother. I loved it. I may actually read it again this Christmas! It would make a great gift this Christmas season - to yourself or someone else. (I will give the warning that it is told from a Protestant prospective and Mary does have other children after Jesus, so it may not jive with Catholic readers. )
I was reminded of a wonderful book I read last Christmas called Unafraid: Mary by Francine Rivers. This book is in The Lineage of Grace series. It is an easy read, but very memorable and really paints a picture of Mary as a woman, wife and mother. I loved it. I may actually read it again this Christmas! It would make a great gift this Christmas season - to yourself or someone else. (I will give the warning that it is told from a Protestant prospective and Mary does have other children after Jesus, so it may not jive with Catholic readers. )
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