Gender Bias

So - the Holy Spirit is Androgenous (sp?), just like David Bowie? Not sure where to go with that. I guess it's appropriate that Bowie really is a "he" and our understanding of the Holy Spirit really began as male - from very male dominated cultures. It really is only in the last century that we've gotten a good handle on God being genderless and really only in the last couple of decades really tried to put that into practice. I still will refer to God as Father (since Jesus did) but not exclusively... Being of the age I am and the background from which I come, I'm still uncomfortable with Mother being a title for God...just isn't Biblical (and for obvious reasons - again, male dominated cultures - if Jesus did call God Mother, we don't have a record of it) - though as a concept, I embrace it. God talks about birthing the chosen people...Jesus like a mother hen...so, it's not a huge stretch... Just when the Lord's prayer starts, "Our Parent" or "Our Father/Mother" (and how do you even SAY the slash?) I get a little...oogly...

So, I'm not politically correct. Wow, there's a bulletin...

But, to get back to what I hear in Michael's random thought for the day - the Holy Spirit transcends our gender bias. Gentle yet Unbreakable. Loving yet Holy. Comforting yet Unchangable.

I don't know if I paired those up well...but it's the dichotomy that we live in.

Bill