->God moves in a mysterious way,\\
His wonders to perform;\\
He plants his footsteps in the sea,\\
And rides upon the storm.
-->-- '''Creator/WilliamCowper''', 1779. [[NewerThanTheyThink No, not the Bible.]] [[OlderThanTheyThink 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,[[note]]ie., everybody[[/note]] 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''.
-->-- ''Literature/GoodOmens''

->You know better than I \\
You know the way\\
I've let go the need to know why\\
For You know better than I
-->-- '''WesternAnimation/JosephKingOfDreams''', "You Know Better Than I"

-> It's difficult to know whom His plans truly benefit. Or how.
-->-- '''Cassandra Pentaghast''', ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''

-> And to the broken-hearted people, living in this world of greed: there will be an answer. Let it be.
-->-- '''The Beatles''', "Let it Be"

->'''Wax:''' How can you see things like what has been done by the Vanishers, and not do anything to help?\\
'''God:''' I ''have'' done something to help. [[TheChosenOne I sent you]].
-->-- ''Franchise/{{Mistborn}}: Literature/TheAlloyOfLaw''

->'''Frodo:''' It's a pity Bilbo didn't kill him when he had the chance.\\
'''Gandalf:''' Pity? It is pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death and judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play yet, for good or ill, before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many.\\
'''Frodo:''' I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.\\
'''Gandalf:''' So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the ring. In which case, you also were ''meant'' to have it! And that is an encouraging thought.
-->-- ''Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing''

->Honestly, if you could see just what was going on outside your realm of perception, it would blow your minds! That's the main reason I kept it back. If I were to give you an analogy, I'd describe it like this: when a duck swims on the water, you only see it glide, apparently effortlessly across the lake. But underneath, as in beneath the surface, it's a whole different story. Its legs are moving like he's pedaling a fucking bicycle up a mountain! Well, that's me right now. I am that duck!
-->-- '''[[spoiler:[[{{God}} Monty]]]]''', ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyZombies'', "Revelations"

->'''Sandor:''' So why does the Lord of Light keep bringing you back? I've met better men than you, and they've been hanged from crossbeams, or beheaded, or just shat themselves to death in a field somewhere. None of them came back, [[ResurrectiveImmortality so why you]]?\\
'''Thoros:''' You think I don't ask myself that, every hour of every day? Why am I here? What am I supposed to do? What does the Lord see in me?\\
'''Sandor:''' And?\\
'''Thoros:''' I don't know. I don't understand our Lord.\\
'''Sandor:''' ''Your'' Lord.\\
'''Thoros:''' I don’t know what he wants from me. I only know that, he wants me alive.\\
'''Sandor:''' If he's so all-powerful, ''why doesn't he just tell you what the '''fuck''' he wants''?
-->-- ''Series/GameOfThrones''

->You're on His side? He's the one who took away your family. Let me tell you something about Him. [[TheGodsMustBeLazy He is the biggest underachiever of all time.]] He just [[WrittenByTheWinners had a good publicist]], that's all. Something good happens: "It's His will." Something bad happens: "He moves in mysterious ways." You take that... that overblown press kit they call the Bible. You look for the answer in there, what do they tell you? "Shit happens."
-->-- '''The Devil''', ''Film/EndOfDays''

->Destiny has brought these three together for the sole purpose of [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext appearing briefly as holographic monsters in a card game]]! As always, Destiny is fucking weird!"
-->--'''Yami''', ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''

->'''Father Frank:''' God always has a plan.\\
'''[[{{Satan}} Lucifer]]:''' I know! But why does everyone always think it's a ''good'' plan?
-->-- ''Series/Lucifer2016''

->'''Man''': It's God's will, you weren't meant to be together.\\
'''Titus''': [[DeconstructedTrope Really? God's will? God got involved in this?]] Twenty years of my life pretty much gone? All the money I made, the career I chose, pretty much torn to pieces, two kids' lives shattered? [[RageAgainstTheHeavens Really, God? Is that how you work? This brutal, disemboweling nightmare is you? Cause if that's the case,]] [[SuddenlyShouting THEN THERE IS NO GOD!]]\\
'''God''': [[{{Reconstruction}} Christopher, I did this so you can meet a 29-year-old, five-foot eleven Diesel Jeans model who has two college degrees and already paid for her own boob job.]]\\
'''Titus''': How shall I serve thee, lord?
-->-- ''[[Creator/ChristopherTitus Love is Evol]]''

->''"But even if we are separated for a little while, we've got to remember that God is GOOD and even the most terrible things happen for the best of reasons"''
-->-- ''ComicBook/TheUltimates''

->''"Usually the good Lord works in mysterious ways. [[DefiedTrope But not today!]] This here is 66 tons of straight-up HE-spewing divine intervention! If God is love, then you can call me cupid!"''
-->-- '''SGM Avery Johnson''' on Legendary, ''VideoGame/Halo2''

->'''Maedhros:''' I have always wondered... Why you granted his request instantly, Manwë-to-whom-all-birds-are-dear, while you had studiously ignored mine for years.\\
'''Manwë:''' You have just answered your own question. In all those years, you begged only for death. But when the time was right, I sent you freedom. If I seemed to be silent, it was because you insisted on asking for too mean a boon.\\
'''Maedhros:''' You--you did not abandon the Noldor? Not even the sons of Fëanor? I thought your silence was--\\
'''Vairë:''' [[LittleDidIKnow Little did you know]] of the Valar when you left Valinor. Seldom have you perceived our actions, and little do you understand our thoughts.
-->-- ''Fanfic/LessonsFromTheMountain''

->'''Amenadiel:''' You know how [[{{God}} Father]] works--\\
'''Lucifer:''' If you finish that sentence, I will ''punch'' you in your "[[UnusualEuphemism mysterious ways]]".
-->-- ''Series/Lucifer2016''

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