Marcus J. Borg Quote
Compassion in the Bible has rich resonances of meaning. It is linguistically related to the Hebrew and Aramaic word for womb and sometimes refers to what a mother feels for the children of her womb.5 Thus naming compassion as God’s primary quality means that God, like a mother, is womb-like: life-giving, nourishing, willing the well-being of her children, and desiring our maturation. So also we are to be like that: centering in God the compassionate one leads to growth in compassion.
Marcus J. Borg
Compassion in the Bible has rich resonances of meaning. It is linguistically related to the Hebrew and Aramaic word for womb and sometimes refers to what a mother feels for the children of her womb.5 Thus naming compassion as God’s primary quality means that God, like a mother, is womb-like: life-giving, nourishing, willing the well-being of her children, and desiring our maturation. So also we are to be like that: centering in God the compassionate one leads to growth in compassion.