The servant of the Lord

By God's amazing grace this seems to have been a good one; I've had so much positive feedback from it. I'm really grateful to God that I get to serve this way.
Please forgive me cracking a joke about my mum being able to empathise with Mary about bringing up a perfect child, I sometimes say things I shouldn't.
A book that I found really helpful in my preparation for this preach is Mary the mother of Jesus by Wendy Virgo. It's a creative re-telling of Mary's life story based on what we know of her from the Bible. I found it involved me in Mary's story in a fresh way, and stirred my love for Jesus as a wonderful Saviour. It's out of print but you can pick up second-hand copies, it's well worth a read.