The books just keep getting better! Unafraid is a historical fiction written by Francine Rivers that shares the life of Mary. Francine has written five books about the five chosen women that God chose to face extraordinary challenges. She does remain true to scripture, but adds fictional thoughts to let the women speak to us in a new way.
When God spoke to Mary, she responded in obedience by bearing the Messiah. Francine writes that she did not know that raising the perfect son would break her heart and change the world forever. Francine writes about events and features of Mary that the Bible is unclear of, and by adding the fictional aspects it puts a mother in Mary's footsteps. One chapter writes about her contractions that she had as they traveled to Bethlehem, and her comparing Jesus to other children. The other women would tell Mary about how he was such a happy baby, and only cried when hungry. Mary even compared Jesus to his other siblings. At one time, Mary was even boastful about her son to become the Messiah one day. She was reminded by the look on Jesus's face that he was not her son, he was God's son and she was just the vessel that helped deliver him. This would be a great book for mothers!
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