“When God selected Mary He was looking for heart. God set
out to find the precise woman who could give her heart to Him, completely and
wholly. He wanted a woman with whom He could entrust His perfect Son. This was
going to be no ordinary woman. Or was it?” Hickem says in the first chapter.
She goes on to say that Mary didn’t come from wealth, that she was just another
girl and this makes her accessible to the rest of us moms. What made her
extraordinary was her willingness to be obedient, to trust in her God
completely. This is just one of many lessons that author Catherine Hickem
teaches in this book about the mother of Christ, written to mothers by a
mother. Hickem takes Mary out of her singular role as the woman who bore Jesus
and examines Mary’s role as a molding figure in the life of the Savior. And who
could teach us to trust through the tough times better than the mother of
Jesus? Touching and poignant, this book follows a scripture in each chapter and
is peppered with personal stories that illustrate how Mary’s journeys through
motherhood apply to mothers today. A definite must read for mothers with grown
children, small children and yet to be born children.
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