It’s always darkest before the dawn – that’s why we get the reading of the Marriage at Cana. And the miracle does happen, and just like a miracle it seems hard to believe even when we see it because how unlikely was it that Grushenka would form such a fast and honest bond with Alyosha?

Love the metaphor of the onion.

The night image of him on the ground and the stars above and the emerald dark sky is beautiful.