For many converts from Protestantism to Catholicism, devotion to the Blessed Mother is often a huge hurdle. On the surface, it can seem we are taking away our attention from Christ. Not so, when properly understood. From the earliest beginning of Christianity, our ancestors held Mary in high regard. Why? We saw in her the way it was supposed to be from the beginning of God's plan for us. Mary shows us how to be human before the tumulteous Fall of Adam and Eve. In the Blessed Mother, Christians behold God's original plan.