Joan Chittister, in her sixth reflection for Lent, looks behind the dark bitterness of Christ’s Passion to reveal its liberating beauty Scientists, we’re told, have discovered a new planet made entirely of diamonds. It twinkles every night, a point for stargazers to steer by. It is sure proof that the brightest lights glimmer in the darkest dark.Life is like that, too. It is the light we see shining in the midst of the darkest moments that captivates us most. We read our newspapers looking for clues: how could they go through a disaster like that and not lose their minds?; how did she survive knowing that everyone she loved was dead?; how could you lose your house, your job, your money and go on?Indeed, these are people who have lived through the passion and know the differen