In Mysterious Ways/Quotes

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God moves in a mysterious way,

His wonders to perform;

He plants his footsteps in the sea,

And rides upon the storm.
William Cowper, 1779. No, not the Bible. Or U2.
God moves in extremely mysterious, not to say, circuitous ways. God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players,[1] to being involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who smiles all the time.
  1. ie., everybody