GOD,
MOTHERHOOD OF

You deserted the Rock, who fathered you;

your forgot the God who gave you birth.

Deuteronomy 32:18

As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.

Isaiah 66:13

Mother is the name of God in the hearts and minds of children.

Author unknown

God is as truly our Mother as he is our Father.

Julian of Norwich

God almighty is our loving Father, and God all wisdom is our loving Mother, with the love and the goodness of the Holy Spirit, which is all one God, one Lord.

Julian of Norwich

Trust in God: She will provide.

Emmeline Pankhurst

In the Song of Moses, Yahweh is not only “the Rock who fathered you” but also “the God who gave you birth”. It is a remarkable statement that he is simultaneously Israel’s Father and Mother.

John Stott