The dark night of the soul is precisely that - a divinely initiated process of loss - so that the accretions of the world, the flesh, and the devil may be recognized and released. It is a process of detachment from disordered affections, a process of purgation and de-selfing. Though the dark night is perilous, with no guarantee of a good outcome, it holds the possibility of new beginnings. Out of the night the church could emerge into a dawn of freedom and fidelity.
Elaine A. Heath, The Mystic Way of Evangelism
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