Are you the friendly God, shimmering, swirling, formless, nameless and ominous, Spirit of brooding might, presence beyond our senses, all-embracing night, the hovering wings of warm and loving darkness? Ref. If hope will listen, love will show and tell, and all shall be well, all manner of things be well. Are you the gambler-God, spinning the wheel of creation, giving it randomness, willing to be surprised, taking a million chances, hopeful, agonized, greeting our stumbling faith with celebration? Ref. If hope will listen ... Are you the faithful God, watching and patiently weaving, quilting our histories, patching our sins with grace, dancing ahead of evil, kissing Satan's face, till all of our ends are wrapped in love's beginning? Ref. If hope will listen ...