The concept of father, in a church formed and influenced by patriarchy, aligns well with other qualities we have associated hopefully with males: mighty, disciplinary, just judges. Yet, our familial theology is missing more than a uterus when we only refer to God as father and not mother.
What difference would it make if we called God mother instead of only father?
1. It changes our theology
By entering into relationship with humankind in a fleshly, tangible way, God mothers us. As Hannah Shanks writes in her 2018 book This Is My Body, no matter how we are born, we all enter the world through breaking.
