The gospels.\u00a0 The story of Jesus: from his birth to beyond his death and Resurrection.\u00a0 The infancy is one of my favorite stories.\u00a0 Mary is a wonderful inspiration to the ideal faithful woman that I strive to be like everyday.\u00a0 She was perfect in God’s eyes, and despite the many challenges that I face day to day, Mary continues to inspire me to continue to grow in faith.\u00a0 Growing up, I have gone through the ups and downs of faith.\u00a0 When Mary found out she was pregnant as a virgin and panicked, I felt that this was a great test of faith.\u00a0 For me a great test of my faith has been Alzheimer’s.\u00a0 My grandmothers both had Alzheimer’s, and it led me to a dark and difficult place in my life.\u00a0 I found myself struggling to keep the faith.\u00a0 I truly believe that God tests us to show us how strong we are when faced with even larger obstacles.\u00a0 Mary was faced with an obstacle of a virgin birth to test her faith in God, and from then on showed God her great love for Him through conceiving God’s Only Son.\u00a0 Jesus was God’s gift; he was sent by God so that humans could connect more easily with Him.\u00a0 He was living proof that God was real!\u00a0 Through Mary’s strength and faith in God, we were blessed to know a miracle worker, preacher, teacher, lover, healer, and so much more.\u00a0 Mary in a way, helped form the bridge between God and man, and that makes her critical to our connection with God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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