{"product_id":"mara-glodi-esuka-lodjebonga-9798259372221","title":"Mara: from bitterness to divine victory","description":"\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)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glodi Esuka Lodjebonga\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798259372221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.27d","brand":"Glodi Esuka Lodjebonga","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173086601471,"sku":"9798259372221","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mara-glodi-esuka-lodjebonga-9798259372221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}