A devotional comparing the Virgin Mary to the speaker's own mother, also named Mary. Both women carry Jesus within them through daily prayer and conversation with Christ, offering a model for how believers can nurture their own relationship with him.
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Hey Mary, Jesus' mom, I don't know if you can hear, but did you know my mother's Mary too? I know you never met, but I'm sure you'd like her well, 'cause I'm finding out that she's a lot like you. Inside you, Jesus grew, you came to love him. Well, he is the bread of life to starving men. Mary, my mom carries Jesus in her too, and she raised me up so I would follow him. You were the first to show us how to carry Christ inside. My mother was the first one to show me. And I bet my mother knows your son almost as well as you, 'cause she talks to him every single day. Hey Mary, I know you prayed for Jesus every day, watched him as he grew to know God's will. But Mary, my mom prayed for me each day too, and I know she keeps on praying for me still. You were the first to show us how to carry Christ inside, but my mother was the first one to show me. And I bet my mother knows your Son almost as well as you, 'cause she talks to Him every single day. Well, Mary, did you know your Son is my best friend? My mother Mary made sure that we met. And I know you never met her, but I'm sure you'd like her well. She's a whole lot like you are, I bet. You were the first to show us how to carry Christ inside, but my mother was the first one to show me. I bet my mother knows your son almost as well as you. She talks to him every single day. She talks to him every single day.
