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My Name Is Mary: The Story of the Mother of Jesus

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As I held Ms. Sawyer's book, My Name Is Mary, in my hands, I wondered what I would find between the covers. I believe in Mary as the Mother of Jesus, respect her and honor her. Sometimes I have almost felt envy that she was chosen by God for such a wonderful destiny. I wondered how Ms. Sawyer would handle a subject on a woman who has been as controversial as her son, Jesus.

The author pens her words as if written by Mary herself. Have you ever wondered what Mary's childhood was like? Did you ever think what emotions, fears or concerns she felt when she knew
she had the Son of God within her? When you have heard the sermons on the death of Christ, have you
ever shut your eyes and thought of the pain and suffering his mother had endured at the foot of that cross? And did you ever smile as you remember the first time she saw him after his death?
Her Resurrected Lord, her precious son!

Ms. Sawyer takes you on a journey inside the mind and heart of Mary. She answers these questions for you and more. She allows you to become one with a woman who many of us feel is so unapproachable, too holy to ever put her on the same level as we! Through the words of the author
you touch and feel the raw emotions of Mary, Mother of Jesus; yet a woman, just like any other, who laughed and cried, hoped and dreamed and placed her destiny in the hands of God.
Are her accounts of Mary's life fact or fiction? That is for you to decide!


My Name Is Mary is a story we are all familiar with, but Ms. Sawyer's account will make you stop, and celebrate ,the life of this exceptional woman. It is a tender story of a mother's love, told with her words, of her sorrows. joys, and her destiny.

This short book, in its telling of Mary's story, inspired me to read further on the subject. Even though few actual facts are documented on Mary's life, this book emphasizes Mary's faith and intuition, not in a theological way, but as a woman anywhere in the world of any religion might react given the unusual circumstances. I found it well worth reading and gave copies to my friends.