5 Quotes by St. John of the Cross

Well and good if all things change, O Lord God, provided I am rooted in You.

They can be like the sun, words.They can do for the heart what light can for a field.

God has to work in the soul in secret and in darkness because if we fully knew what was happening, and what Mystery, transformation, God and Grace will eventually ask of us, we would either try to take charge or stop the whole process.

Where there is no love, put love -- and you will find love.

While I don't equate the dark night with depression, I do think our depressive moods could be imagined spiritually rather than only psychologically.