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"Christ of St. John of the Cross," Salvador Dali

 

“The juxtaposition of darkness and love, so central to all John’s works, but especially The Dark Night of the Soul, is deeply expressive of the paradox central to the Christian faith:  that in the cross of Christ, in that abyss of suffering and degradation, is the ultimate expression of the love of an all-powerful and all-merciful God.”

From theologian Margaret Kim Peterson’s introduction to The Dark Night of the Soul, 2005 Barnes & Noble edition