"God knew all along what feminist theologians are saying only now: Sometimes God's face must be feminine. Maybe it is only 'the Woman' who will be able to heal the wars, mistrust and status symbols that divide the children of God."(R. Rohr "Radical Grace" p.217)
It is often hard to let go of an image. How often is a picture of what God looks like somehow based on a Michelangelo painting of an old white man sitting on a cloud. Even when we read that no one has ever seen God. That God's face is never seen, we still fall into the mind game of God being solely masculine.
What we can know of God is more of actions and reactions towards us. These movements often are reflected in the men and women who are part of our lives.
I've certainly been blessed in my life to have good examples of what the masculine and feminine ways of approaching issues can be. When one is more dominant than the other or attempts to exclude the other, the image gets tarnished and the vision dim.
Will women leading heal every wrong in the world. Probably not. Will their participation in the decision making processes help, I would hope so.
Blessings,
Ed
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