Recognition of Darkness

Nouwen writes in Sabbatical Journey: "I feel lonely, depressed, and unmotivated. The same old pain that has been with me for many years and never seems to go completely away. I realize that my busyness is a way to keep my depression at bay. It doesn't work. I have to pray more. I know that I need to just sit in God's presence and show God all my darkness. But everything in me rebels against that. Still, I know it is the only way out."