Let nothing disturb thee,
nothing affright thee;
All things are passing;
God never changeth;
Patient endurance
Attaineth to all things;
Who God possesseth,
In nothing is wanting;
Alone God sufficeth.
~ St. Teresa's Breviary
Darkness deserves gratitude. It is the alleluia point at which we learn to understand that all growth does not take place in the sunlight.