What? God exists in darkness? Cloudy vision is a good thing? This was so different from anything I had learned in church that I had to know more—but who could teach me about this tremendous mystery? In another century I might have gone to live in a cave or a convent, but my college advisor suggested seminary instead, so that became the plan. In the fall I would become a first-year student at a reputable divinity school, but meanwhile I had three months to kill. Since waiting tables was my only marketable skill, and the best money to be made was in the high-end tourist trade, I became a
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