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| St Peter points the way to Heaven... |
In his
book, Reflections on Augustine’s Search
for God, Father Donald X. Burt, O.S.A., explains that "the darkness of
absence (the nothingness that comes from the denial of God and Truth) is a
terrible event in anyone’s life but it is not as hazardous to our spiritual
health as the darkness of presence, the
darkness of a life lived by false light.
"Such
a condition is like living a life of fantasy in the comforting half-light of a
movie theatre. The blazing light of reality in broad daylight is too much. We
scream in agony, cover our eyes and rush back into the comforting darkness
inside. Rejoicing in the dim light bathing our dull life, we wish for nothing
further."
