In this treasure of a book, Christine Granger's ethereal paintings of Mary and her infant Son Jesus combine the elegance of Byzantine icons with a distinctly modern palette. This Ukrainian-born Canadian artist's 28 images are paired with meditative poems and reflections by such figures as Madeleine L'Engle, Pope John Paul II, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, G.K. Chesterton, Hildegard of Bingen, Thomas Merton, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Mother Teresa, who observes of Mary, "Again and again she comes into our lives, into the life of the world to bring joy and peace. To lead us back to God."