Contemplating Inclusive Language for God

Dear God — Father, Mother, Comforter, Consuming Fire — You who refused to be contained by a single name when Moses stood barefoot before the burning bush, who answered simply "I AM" — teach me to hold the fullness of who You are. Scripture calls You a nursing mother who cannot forget her child (Isaiah 49:15), a hen gathering chicks under her wings (Matthew 23:37), and the mighty warrior who fights on our behalf.…