{"product_id":"mara-from-bitterness-to-divine-victory-9798259372221","title":"Mara: from bitterness to divine victory","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Glodi Esuka Lodjebonga\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Creation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen life becomes bitter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn life, there are times when everything changes. A departure we didn't see coming. A promise that crumbles. A silence that replaces a beloved voice. These moments leave a bitter taste within us, a wound that doesn't always heal on its own.\u003cbr\u003eThe Bible gives this experience a name: \u003cb\u003eMara.\u003c\/b\u003e This Hebrew word literally means \"bitter.\" It doesn't express a simple passing sadness, but a pain so profound that it seems to have invaded everything.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the cry of \u003cb\u003eNaomi \u003c\/b\u003ewhen she returns to Bethlehem, a widow, without her sons, her heart in tatters. She then says to those who welcome her: \u003cbr\u003e\"Do not call me Naomi (that is, \u003ci\u003egentleness)\u003c\/i\u003e, call me Mara, for the Almighty has filled me with bitterness. I went away full, and the Lord has brought me back empty.\" (Ruth 1:20-21)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47882592256151,"sku":"9798259372221","price":1249.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798259372221.webp?v=1781096100","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mara-from-bitterness-to-divine-victory-9798259372221","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}