Sophia is not simply a personification of God's wisdom but also an image or metaphor for God.

Sophia as a metaphor for Spirit is associated especially with Spirit's presence in the world. God as the wise woman is not only the architect and means of creation but is also present in the created order. She is the Shekinah, the divine presence dwelling with the Israelites in their history. She speaks through prophets, summons people to live by her wisdom, and invites people to her banquet of bread and wine. Sophia as a metaphor for Spirit suggests closeness and presence, guidance and nourishment.

Marcus J. Borg, The God We Never Knew