Love like a Mother
How the Sacred Work of Motherhood Reveals the Maternal Heart of God

A warm and wise book about the mother love of God. I was familiar with Elizabeth's writing before I read this, so I knew she would approach this topic with deep insight. I wasn't disappointed, and it exceeded my expectations. Being a mom of older kids, I figured much of this book would be geared tow......more

Such a stunning and thoughtful examination of the ways the work of mothering reveals the nature of God. This book is so important......more

Beautifully written, Love Like a Mother, is a warm and nourishing resource to explore a largely forgotten, but incredibly important, part of God - the feminine part. Understanding that God is like a mother is not just important for moms, but for every human made in the image of God (spoiler: that's......more

Love Like a Mother by Elizabeth Berget is a wonderful mixture of memoir and theological reflection on the maternal nature of God and how He relates to us as a mother. Through this book, Berget mixes personal storytelling (both from her personal life and the lives of her friends) with theological ref......more

Alison Bradley 1:44 PM (4 minutes ago) to me I can't remember ever hearing a sermon telling me how God loves me like a mother. Yet, in my own motherhood, I've experienced the mother heart of God in a way that has made me believe my own belovedness in a deeper way. I feel the weight of my own love for......more