While I was writing my previous (published) book 'In His image', I felt a big desire in my heart to write a book about Mary... the Mother of Jesus. Mary is not only the Mother of Jesus... but also the Mother of all humanity, your Mother, my mother.

Reflecting upon the different talks about Mary that I have listened to over the years, the books I have read about her, the Bible where she is hardly mentioned, and reflecting about my personal experience of Mary, one thing that has overwhelmed me the most about Mary is, 'Her Silence'.

This book intends to deepen the relationship of the reader with Mary through 'Her Silence'... through the journey of her life, of her silence when being joyful, when being in pain, her silence in doing the will of God. On this journey, imagination will help the reader to discover what Mary went through in her silence. Most probably, what Mary went through in her silence, is what any other loving mother or father goes through when being with their children, when caring for and loving their children, in the good times and in the difficult times. Furthermore, Mary also represents all other persons who in different capacities take care of people in need.

I hope that this book will help the reader to discover Mary in one's life. Upon discovering her the reader will in return, through the love of Mary, discover Jesus in a personal way or deepen that experience which already exists. By discovering 'Her Silence', the reader will also discover in an intimate way the Love that God the Father has for each person in the world.

Thank you for reading this book.