There is the true picture of our souls. Often we go down into the fertile valleys where our heart loves to find its nourishment. And the vast fields of Holy Scripture, which have so often opened to yield us richest treasures, now seem but an arid and waterless waste. We no longer even know where we stand. In place of peace and light, all is sorrow and darkness.
–Saint Therese of Lisieux (1873-1897)