Well, I lied. A little.
I said God wasn’t a God of gloom.
However, God bore all our gloom. All the gloom of those who have trusted upon Him for the salvation of their eternal lives. And in eternal perspective that gloom is almost nothing, though it may bear heavily and sadly upon us for many mortal years. God’s message to mankind is: “Hang in there. It’s so worth it.”
Christianity really doesn’t differ with Judaism as to the general goals of God with respect to humanity. Where it does differ is as to the means, and about detail of the nature of the Godhead. Christianity fills in a revelation. What Jews treat as Torah today is a mixed bag of divine revelation and fallen human speculation.
I will disagree....remind me after Shabbos (AKA, Saturday...G-d’s day of rest for the last 5774 years and 8 weeks)