Dark Night of the Soul – Christine Valters Paintner

“My sense of being ‘out of joint’ was deeply embodied. At the same time, I was beginning to see the faint glimmer of the sun’s rising in the east finally.”

— Christine Valters Paintner, PhD The Love of Thousands: How Angels, Saints, and Ancestors Walk with Us Toward Holiness

How did your experience of the long dark night of the soul manifest in your body? What led to faint glimmers of the sun’s rising again in your life and spiritual journey?

From the wonderful new book by my dear friend and Abbess, Christine Valters Paintner. It has been such a blessing to me as I reflect on the journeys Denise and I have shared with five parents since 2015… we feel the presence of Shirley Moore, Jeanne Hauck, Betty Buckner, Roland Hauck, and George Moore with us every day.

I can’t recommend this book strongly enough, especially if you are in the midst of such a night as you walk with others and as others walk with you.