In the Old Testament, God declares his name “the Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness” (Exodus 34:6, NIV). That word, “compassionate,” comes from the Hebrew for “womb-like.” In Genesis 1:27, God makes both male and female equally in his image. I saw that this mystical experience was not opposed to the Bible, but was supported by the Scriptures. It has helped me to know God more fully, more personally, and more biblically than I knew him before.
