“Then the LORD God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone (Genesis 2:18a).’” Lake Vostok, Antarctica is the darkest place on earth. It is a fresh water lake, roughly the size of Lake Ontario, buried beneath 2 miles of ice. Because of the pressure of the ice on the lake, the water is able to stay in a liquid state at only 27 degrees. Scientists hope to find new species of life submerged in these dark, isolated waters. Yet, there is one, glaring problem. No one can find a way into Lake Vostok. While Lake Vostok is dark, it may not actually be the darkest place on earth. In fact, the darkest place on earth may not be geographic at all. The darkest place on earth may be within us. When pressures mount we tend to submerge. We submerge our feelings, hurts, disappointments, and fears until they become a subterranean lake hidden beneath a shelf of hypocrisy. We wear a mask, a glazed, icy stare hoping to hide the hurt. In a crowd we feel alone, isolated, inaccessible. It is not