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From Darkness to Light ... "In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." - John 1:4-5 NIV "In the pitch dark, cold night, I see a twinkle, a light in the distance. It neither discourages or dissuades my path forward, rather it inspires and draws me. It's enough to lift my spirits, for as long as I don't take it for granted. The more my eyes become accustomed to the dark around me, the more similar and spectacular twinkles I see. Why is it that a scene predominantly dark can radiate more hope than despair? It defies logic that the thing we notice is the light, when it seems overwhelmingly outnumbered by the dark. But here these beacons bring light to my spirit and a new buoyancy to my soul. For, as it is written, 'The light shined in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it.' Light dispels dark. Not the other way around. You can see it right here: in this simp