Well, Greg, most religions agree that God is ultimately unknowable. I think believers satisfy themselves with glimpses of what God might happen to be. I see God as That which is beyond us, and within us. Perhaps God is an essence, and perhaps not. Since I'm basically an optimistic person, I see God as the embodiment of optimism, a source of hope against all odds. If I were a pessimist, I might be likely to see God as controlling and vengeful. But I see God as offering possibilities and alternatives and freedom.

Different strokes for different folks.

-Joe-