num_pages: 142
description: In the beginning I herded goats on fathers farm when Jehovahs messenger visited me. He claimed Blessed art thou among women.Blessed? The speculation about my untimely pregnancy turned to shunning and isolation. Caesars decree forced a grueling trip to Bethlehem during my final weeks of pregnancy. And then under cover of darkness I fled Herods murderous wrath. Is it any wonder I questioned the angels claim?Yahweh blessed me with a quiver full of children. But love brings sorrow. Torn between two sons my heart bled. Like old Simeon said a sword pierced my soul  again and again. And the killing blow was yet to come
language: English
title: Reflections from a Pondering Heart
publisher: Createspace