Mary, mother of Jesus, walked the path of all struggling mothers today

Here's an excerpt from Shannon Bream's new book, “The Mothers and Daughters of the Bible Speak,” which dives into the lives of women portrayed in the Bible — mothers and daughters central to both the Old Testament and New Testament; they can be seen in a new light today and looked to for both consolation and inspiration.

"Any mother who has ever faced financial difficulty knows something of the pain Mary, a homeless refugee, felt on [the] journey to Egypt." "We walk the path of Mary, too, when our plans for our children turn out very differently from what we had imagined." "Mary knew that the child she was carrying in her arms was a greater wonder than all of them." "When you see your children suffering, it’s often hard to take the long view of your own story. Scripture reminds us, however, that God is ever present."

Her latest book follows an earlier success, "The Women of the Bible Speak," which came out last year.