Where is God?

It's been a while since i've posted anything.  Why?  Honestly, lately I just haven't felt that there was anything to say...at least nothing that I needed to say or share with a large audience.  But in the past few days (actually, in weeks past) there has been a question lingering in my mind.  So today, I decided to write, share, ask...Why don't we acknowledge God?
I know lots of people, as i'm sure many of you do, who call upon the universe, good vibes, energy, a higher power, etc, etc, etc for guidance and direction.  Many people look to the stars, horoscopes, create charts in order to predict the flow of energy and anticipate or explain their own actions or those of another individual.  And in the midst of all of this, people leave out the one who created the universe and the stars, the author of all good things (vibes and energy included).  And I just don't understand it.  Why look to the creaTION when you have a direct line to the creaTOR?  Not only that, but why, when tragedies occur, do people all of a sudden want to ask, Where is/was God?  How could He let this happen?
When I hear people ask questions like that or when I, myself, have asked questions like that, the answer is immediate.  He is wherever you have put him.
One thing that I have learned as an individual who has a not nearly perfect but ever-growing, ever-developing relationship with God is that He is the ultimate gentleman; He is patient.  He has created us each with a free will.  And what that means is that we all have the freedom to acknowledge and choose Him and his way.  So He will wait, patiently, for us to do so.  He does not force Himself upon us.  He simply is who he is; the creator, a lover, a patient provider, a protector.  He is all of these things and many more.  And so, some people choose to acknowledge him and honor him with every turn, every choice, every action, every moment of their lives.  And some don't.  Some invite him in.  And some don't.  Some boldly escort him out.  And so, in every moment of our lives, God, the gentleman that he is, remains where we have put him; either IN or OUT.
We have taken prayer to God and acknowledgement of him OUT of our schools.  So when there are tragedies involving our children in our schools, God is where we put him: OUT.
We have decided that separation of church and state is the way to go.  So when there is a governmental disgrace or tragedy, God is where we put him: OUT.
About a week and a half ago, we remembered the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy in America.  As there is every year since this tragedy occurred, there was a memorial service held at Ground Zero in New York City.  And no clergy was invited to acknowledge God and offer a collective prayer to the masses.  WHAT?!?!  We gather to commemorate a day in our history when people were asking, crying, praying aloud to God for safety, security, and answers and we leave God out?!  Well...okay.  So when the next tragedy occurs, are we going to expect him to just hop IN when we've put him OUT?
We've put God OUT.  Out of our schools, out of our workplaces, out of our lives...until the day when we NEED him.  And then we ask "God!  Where are you?"  He's where we put him. OUT!
Now i'm not suggesting that God will not rush in and save the day.  I, and i'm sure some of you, can recall a time when you were not fully acknowledging or honoring him and he still jumped in and saved the day.  And there are many stories from 9/11 and other tragic days in our history telling of individuals who were miraculously spared.  God is always here.  He's always ready, willing, and able to save the day.  So why not invite him in?  Why not give him the credit for saving our butts even when we didn't deserve it, even when we didn't call on him?  Why not acknowledge him?
He created the universe.  He created the sun, moon, and stars.  And many of us look to those creations rather than looking to the one who placed them in the sky.  I say cut out the middle-man.  Just...acknowledge Him.  He'll be wherever you put Him...