In our patriarchal culture, people have traditionally used “he” when referring to God.
Why? Likely because it makes more sense in a patriarchal culture, and whether it’s intentional or not, it has also likely justified patriarchy.
No matter the reason, it does tend to limit our understanding of God.
Why not use a more rich and fluid way to talk about God?
Why not sometimes call God she and highlight the more feminine characteristics of God and existence?
Why not sometimes call God it and highlight our (imagined) third-person relationship with the divine?
Why not sometimes call God mystery and highlight the mystery inherent in the divine and existence?
Why not switch between all of these and more, and highlight the multifaceted and fluid nature of God, existence, and ourselves?
Note: This article is originally from one of the Brief Notes posts. These are usually topics I find interesting enough to mention but perhaps not so interesting that they warrant their own article.