An Acrostic for Mary

A is for Ann, the Mother of Mary
B is for Birth, Mary gave birth to our Savior, Jesus
C is for Cradle, Mary laid the "word made flesh" in his cradle
D is for Devoted, Mary was a devoted woman of God
E is for Elizabeth, her cousin and friend who was the first to acknowledge Jesus
F is for Faith, Mary had a strong faith in God
G is for Gabriel, the angel who told Mary she would give birth to a son
H is for Heaven, Jesus honored his mother by taking her body and soul into heaven
I is for Israel, in figurative language, Mary is the mother of Christians who are the new Israel
J is for Jesus, her son, the Lamb of God
K is for Kindness, Mary was always kind
L is for Light, Mary was the mother of the "light of the world"
M is for Manger, Mary laid her son in the manger after he was born
N is for Nazareth, Mary's home town
O is for Open, we should open our hearts to Mary
P is for Peter and Paul, Mary's friends
Q is for Queen, Mary is the Queen of heaven and earth
R is for Redemption, Mary's son died for the redemption of the world
S is for Sacrifice, both Mary and her son made a huge sacrifice for all of us
T is for Trust, we put our trust in Mary and Jesus
U is for Unity, Mary brings families together
V is for Veritas, Mary's son was referred to as the truth
W is for Women, Mary is blessed among women
X is for eXtra, for Mary is extra special to God and to all mankind
Y is for Yarn, Mary made the swaddling clothes for Jesus out of yarn
Z is for Zachariah, the father of John the Baptist , the cousin of Jesus