አንዳንድ ሰዎች እግዚአብሔር በሕይወታቸው ውስጥ በንቃት እንደሚሳተፍ ያምናሉ ፣ ሌሎች ደግሞ እግዚአብሔርን እንደ ገለል እና ሩቅ አድርገው ያስባሉ ፣ እዚያም የሆነ ቦታ አለ ፣ "ከርቀት" እየተመለከተን ።
Some people think of God as actively involved in their lives, while others think of God as detached and remote, out there watching us "from a distance," but not really involved, as suggested in the Bette Midler song.