Finding Light In The Sorrow

"Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us. " Meister Eckhart

Many spiritual teachers have said essentially the same thing, but I have to say -- it does not feel like the light is close when one is in sorrow.  6 months post the death of my loved one, I am still swept over by feelings of aloneness.  I think it is true that the light is near, but that does not mean I will feel it.