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Dear Mary

Lessons From the Mother of Jesus for the Modern Mom

by Sarah Jakes

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Through the form of letters, Sarah Jakes examines the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus, to help women understand what a life of faith looks like.

Creators
- Sarah Jakes
  
  Author
Publisher

Baker Publishing Group
Release date

September 8, 2015
Formats
- Kindle Book
- OverDrive Read
  - ISBN: 9781441229243
  - File size: 2618 KB
- EPUB ebook
  - ISBN: 9781441229243
  - File size: 2617 KB
Languages
- English
Reviews
- Publisher's Weekly
  
  August 31, 2015
  In this epistolary devotional, Jakes (Lost and Found) writes earnestly and charminglyto the mother of Jesus about current mothering issues. Jakes became a mother in her teens and dealt with the stigmas of single motherhood that Jesus' mother Mary faced in biblical days. She writes about the shame she felt following her unwed pregnancy, the unsavory work she did to provide food and shelter for her son, and her second pregnancy with her daughter some years later. Readers will appreciate Jakes's candid admission that she sometimes struggles to get along with her father, well-known megachurch minister T.D. Jakes. This winsome and upbeat letter is a novel way to explore today's mothering challenges, and readers who identify with Mary's or Jakes's struggles will find it reassuring.