There are old ideas that can inspire new thinking.

There are old ways that continue to evolve, thus remaining perpetually new.

Today we talk about the mystical Jewish idea of G-d. In the Christian tradition, we have to problem writing out the name G-O-D and often assign it a corporeal form and specific gender. The mystical Jewish G-d, however, is both formless and boundless. It is more verb than noun, more presence than entity.

A few beautiful ideas:

One of the 13 attributes of G-d is compassion and mercy, or rahamim. Very close to the Hebrew word for “womb” it is often described as “womb love.” G-d is a cosmic womb.
G-d is unpronounceable, unknowable, but also entirely knowable because it is everywhere all the time. This omnipresence is “the breath of life” or ruah.
YHWH, which we spell out and pronounce as YA-WAY, echoes the sound of an in-breath and out-breath.
Breath, the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide, is the very life force of the entire planet. We are “interbreathing.” To understand this is to understand the tender reality of interconnectedness.
The Kabbalah is not a book to buy but a way to study, best done with a teacher or through contemplative practice.

I hope you enjoy this chat, and that you continue to wrestle with and evolve your understanding of the great mystery.