Perhaps the "dark night" really does wait for us all, and the withholding of Presence is a test that proves the Presence is there... -- irish_horse, musing on this Time article examining the new book about Mother Teresa that consists largely of her private correspondence.

Like yeopard, I was -- and am still a bit -- saddened by the decision to preserve the papers against her stated wishes. But then, she is beyond that personal pain. Hopefully the good that can be accomplished by sharing them is as clear from her perspective as it seems from ours.