on the darkness and the like.

“For now we see in a mirror, dimly…”
St. Paul, 1 Cor. 13:12

The mirror works just fine, but we can’t see ourselves because the room is too dark.
Step into the light.

Do not fear that and the darkness shall fall on you, for  
Even the night shall be light about me; 
Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, 
 But the night shines as the day; 
The darkness and the light are both alike to you. (Ps. 139:11-12)