Reclaiming the Feminine Face of God

Our earliest sense of being loved often came from a woman—a mother, grandmother, or caregiver. That experience formed the foundation of what we came to understand as love, and later, of what we might imagine as God. Yet many of us inherited a picture of God that feels harsh, distant, or demanding. That damage runs deep, especially when masculinity is confused with control or power. The problem isn’t the masculine image of God—it’s the exclusion of the feminine. Without balance, we internalize fear, not freedom. The divine feminine reminds us that God is also nurturing, gentle, and unconditionally accepting. Honoring both masculine and feminine aspects of the Divine helps us trust love again—from all directions.

May we come to trust the fullness of God’s love
revealed in both the feminine and the masculine,
and walk in that wholeness with clarity and peace.

(inspired by Shannon K. Evans, Rewilding Motherhood; Richard Rohr, The Maternal Face of God)