An object such as, for instance, a silver votive vessel comes into being not only by the interplay between
the dark hiddenness of the earth and the radiant openness of the heavens — hidden ores brought up to shine in the light of day — but by the reverently poetic approach of mortals toward the gods and by the lordly approach of the gods toward mortals, out of the hidden realm of the divine, announcing themselves in the powers of nature.
Not exact matches
Ultimately, the
dark night teaches us to trust the
hiddenness of God, knowing that our theologies, our practices, even our experiences of God can be limiting.
At the same time, they maintained its
hiddenness and recognised its usage by children and teenage residents after
dark.