Divine by Karen Kingsbury

Synopsis:
Best-selling author Karen Kingsbury weaves another dramatic story of tragedy and redemption! Mary Madison was a child of unspeakable horrors, a young woman society wanted to forget. Now a divine power has set Mary free to bring life-changing hope and love to battered and abused women living in the shadow of the nation's capital. Mary is educated and redeemed, a powerful voice in Washington, D.C.--both to the politically elite and to other women like her. But she also has a past that shamed polite society. Her experiences created in her paralyzing fear, faithlessness, addiction, and promiscuity. At the crossroads of her life, only one power set Mary free and gave her a lifetime of love and hope. A power that could only be divine.

My Review:
Another great book from Karen Kingsbury! This story is about a modern-day Mary Magdalene who suffers with seven afflictions instead of seven demons. I own this book but I needed something to listen to while commuting so I listened to the audio CD and really enjoyed it in that format. If I thought my life was hard, nothing compares to the life of the main character Mary Madison. It was very moving if not hard to listen to at times because she went through unspeakable horrors. I also could not listen at times when it discussed the abuse she went through and I was glad the books stated that parts of the book would be hard to hear during the introductions so I could be prepared. It was hard to hear not because I am unaware of the existence these kinds of horrors, but it’s that it just proves how evil really does exist and to pretend it’s not a part of this world is a mistake.

Her faith blows me away because despite everything she went through she still came to believe in God and believed in the salvation of the world through the death of His son. It buts things into perspective and makes me look at my life and consider how God is using me for his purpose and reminds me that He is not a part of my story but rather I am a part of His. Through the love of God and his mercy He shows for us each and every day, Mary finds the will to live and a divine plan in the telling of her story to save other women like her and to ultimately find their way to the love of Christ. Really great! Read it!