WOMEN IN THE GAZE OF GOD

For more than two months this space remained silent. It was not an empty silence, but a time
of reconstruction. Hora de Equidad needed to reorganize itself, to find a clearer way to
present its content, and to continue growing as a space for reflection on violence, justice, and
human dignity.
Now the blog returns with a renewed presentation, but with the same original conviction: to
speak about what is often left unsaid in our churches and communities.
I had planned to immediately continue the series “The Silence of the Seminaries,” but the
calendar reminded me of something important: March begins with International Women’s
Day.
However, I do not wish to write empty celebratory phrases or shallow empowerment
speeches. Instead, I would like to do something different: Women in the Gaze of God.
Scripture shows repeatedly that God pays special attention to those who live in vulnerability:
the widow, the foreigner, the orphan… and women who have suffered injustice.
For this reason, during the coming weeks of March, Hora de Equidad will take a brief
biblical journey to remember something fundamental: women have never been outside the
gaze of God.
After this series, we will return to the reflection on “The Silence of the Seminaries,” a topic
that remains deeply urgent.

Women in the Gaze of God
Every March 8th brings an abundance of beautiful phrases, celebratory messages, and words
of recognition for women. Yet, if we are honest, many of those words remain on the surface.
Women are honored with speeches, while in real life their pain continues to be ignored, their
voices minimized, or their suffering spiritualized. For this reason, rather than repeating
seasonal phrases, it is worth asking a deeper question: how does God see women?
The biblical answer is both clear and moving. God does not look at people through the lenses
of prestige, power, or social usefulness. God looks with compassion, justice, and care. In the
Old Testament we repeatedly encounter a group that represents the most vulnerable people in
society: the widow, the orphan, and the foreigner. Deuteronomy 10:18 says that God
“executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and loves the foreigner, giving them
food and clothing.” This text does more than describe God’s kindness; it reveals the very
heart of God. He leans toward those who are most exposed to injustice.
In many biblical contexts, women shared that vulnerability. They did not always have a
public voice, legal protection, or economic autonomy. Yet God was never indifferent to them.
We only need to remember Hagar, a slave woman who was cast out and whom God found in
the desert (Genesis 16:7–13); Hannah, whose anguish was heard in the temple (1 Samuel

1:10–20); or Mary, a humble young woman from Nazareth whom God chose to participate in
the history of salvation (Luke 1:46–55). These stories show that women are not on the
margins of God’s plan but within His loving and active gaze.
This remains profoundly relevant today. Even now many women carry long silences:
domestic violence hidden behind closed doors, spiritual abuse disguised as piety, emotional
exhaustion maintained with a smile, poverty, migration, exploitation, and fear. Alongside
them suffer children and other vulnerable bodies that the world often leaves at the side of the
road. In the face of such realities, Christian faith cannot respond with indifference.
To speak about women in the gaze of God is to affirm something deeply theological: God
sees what others refuse to see, hears what others silence, and draws near to those whom
the world pushes to the margins. For this reason, looking at women with seriousness,
dignity, and compassion is not a trend; it is a demand of the Gospel.