In the beginning the Word already existed. He was with God, and he was God. He was in the beginning with God. He created everything there is. Nothing exists that he didn’t make. Life itself was in him, and this life gives light to everyone. The light shines through the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.

John 1:1-5

Funny thing about darkness – it only exists in absence of light.  You cannot make anything darker by shining darkness onto it.  There is not a way to darken a room other than by reducing the lighting.  Put simply, darkness can never overcome light.  If light shines, then darkness fades.  But the darkness can never reduce the amount of light.  The darkest of darkness is easily conquered by the smallest of light.

As we live out faith, it is important for us to see that when life seems dark, it is not because the darkness has gotten stronger, but rather we have let our light become weaker.  If life seems dim, it is because we are not as connected to the Light of the World.  Christ is our light even in the darkest of times, and His light never fades.  He is strong enough to conquer even the darkest of darkness.  Indeed!  He even conquered the darkness of death!  He gives us His light to shine into the darkness of our lives and to conquer sin and death.  His light is the light of the world and the light of our lives.