In these postmodern times a ‘seismic shift’ in experience of God seems to be taking place, one which ‘supports and strengthens prophetic and contemplative consciousness.’ Wisdom-Sophia, a life giving God-image for many women, gives us the ability to discern the source and terminus of our desires. She invites us to be at home in our bodies and in the body of God which is the created world. She awakens in us the power to speak freely and act boldly to help make God’s dream come true. Women’s spiritual writings of the past decade reveal that, subtly and insistently, God is indeed shaping us into contemplatives and prophets. And we who embody her life ‘cannot keep from speaking about what we have heard.’ (Acts 4:20)
Embodying God’s life: Women and spirituality by Regina Bechtle, SC of New York. www.theway.org.uk