Thus we see the “Tabor vision” of a woman,
reflecting the loving gaze of our Creator as
Geborgenheit, with reverence, and purified by
humility is a gift for the betterment of persons,
families, and communities. This is a motherliness
“which does not remain within the narrow circle of
blood relations or of personal friends; but in
accordance with a model of the Mother of Mercy it must have its roots in universal divine love for all
who are there, the labored and burdened.”69 Just as the Blessed Mother treasured these things in her
heart, mothers, educators, and women in every role of society are called to treasure, inspire, and
enlighten the world into the paradise unfolding in God's “safekeeping.”
By comparing the young bride's “Tabor Vision” of her beloved with Balthasar's concept of
Geborgenheit it has been clearly shown that love is at the root of a woman's perception, that her selfemptying is the only means to be receptive to love, and finally, that her vision can help others see God's
love for the whole world.
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Stein, Essays on Woman, 264.
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