Yo: That is exactly how I felt and feel about the notion of the Dark Night. I hear that is when you are the closest to Christ. It reminds me of that poem (cliche here) "Footprints" where Jesus is carrying you. It's an emptiness, but I've heard of the notion that to be a true disciple, one must be as an empty vessel, to be "an instrument of God's peace." In any event, we are totally on the same page about Dark Nights.