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Isaiah doesn't politely, abstractly compare God to a mother giving birth. The text suggests that God squats and pants and bellows like a moose.
by Lauren F. Winner
The story goes that God got a body. I’ve often pondered the relationship between incarnation and pain.
by Katherine Willis Pershey
I got the epidural. As the pain receded, I felt an ache of disappointment settle in.