A deep water God

We need a deep water God.

This is in contrast to a

.....bandaid God:  apply over wound and wait 5 days for healing

....bless and go God:  drive through a faith practice window [say prayer, reciting scripture, attending worship services] looking for a blessing but not wanting to get stuck in line for too long

....stained glass window God:  ancient, brittle, bright only in the sunlight, static, comforting

....facebook God:  pieced together from the bits and pieces of insight, inspiration and wisdom found (or not) in various facebook postings by friends

....divine Sugar Daddy God: who showers us with all those things we think we need and makes our lives better and better each day

....angry Aunt Sarah God:  who stands on the sidelines and lobs lightning bolts in our direction without any hope or expectation that good will come from it

....sentimental Touched by an Angel God: who flits about, giving a holy glow to everything and resolving life's worst dilemmas in 60 minutes or less.

I could go on.  We don't need one of these gods who are simply projections of our own desires.  We need a God who will be with us when the storms rage, the darkness falls, the shadows appear, the joy turns to weeping and when there are absolutely no answers at all.  A God who would go to the cross.  Jesus.