Mother God

I read hundreds of picture books a year. Right now, at my toddler's request, I read some books hundreds of times. "Mother God" by Teresa Kim Pecinvosky and Khoa Le stands out among them all as one of my favorites. I am thrilled to add it to our family book basket and share it with you. Words and images can limit our understanding of God or help us near God. We limit God by only having a few ways to describe God. And we can near God through multiple words and images. Reading "Mother God" helps me expand my own images and understanding of God. It gives me hope in knowing that my child will grow up with feminine images in addition to the masculine images currently throughout my tradition's liturgical language.

The illustrations are captivating and inclusive. The words are poetic. If you want to go deeper, there is an online scripture guide for the images of God used in "Mother God."

“Mother God” by Teresa Kim Pecinvosky and Khoa Le. Published by Beaming Books in 2022.