A Manageable God

 We do not want a God of the desert with the uncertainty of silence, solitude and a seeming absence of anything.  So we conjure up a more manageable God of theology and concept.  We prefer our idea of God, assuming that our idea is God.  Then we come up with proofs for the existence of God so we can debate and prove that we have the correct God.  All this avoids the fiery encounter with the power of Presence, free to act beyond our control.  We fail to live, breathe and love God from a transforming depth.  We do not surrender.  The cost is too much.