![painting by Michelle Arnold Paine of pregnant woman in front of a mirror entitled "Imago Dei"](https://michellepaine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ImagoDei-sm-745x1024.jpg)
In Genesis 1:27 the author tells us that God creates man and woman “in the image of God.” The woman’s reflection in the mirror is a metaphor for woman created in the image of God. She and the child within her reflect the glory of God just as a mirror reflects light.