defining and substantiating such worries. Far more common is a quip such as, “What about the blatant Platonism of the hymn ‘Abide with Me,’ still a favorite in some circles? ‘Heaven’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee.’ ”5 The line is neither anti-earthly nor Platonic in any way, but it does speak of the sun’s rays breaking in upon and illumining earth, dispelling the night wherein earth is bereft of the sun’s full light. That a statement is made about earth being needy apart from heaven