When I was a child, I always turned on the nightlight before going to bed. I was afraid of the dark and my night light was my savior in the night. In the Gospel of John the theme of light is introduced in the first chapter. This theme of light is represented through Jesus as the light of the world. John claims to have been sent by God to witness this light, but the true light is not John. God has shed his light, Jesus Christ, on the world, because this true light will give us salvation and enlighten us. Jesus is the light of the world, but not just any light. He is the true light, because he is one with the Father. In the first chapter of John, John says “he was not the light, but he came to bear witness to the light. The true light was coming into the world, which enlightens every man" (Jn 1:8-9). Jesus was sent by God to save us. Jesus was not the messenger of God, but the one and only son of God. Jesus said in John 8:12, “'I am the light of the world.'” In one commentary, I read that light is usually referred to God (48 The New Collegeville Bible Commentary). The commentary doesn't just say that Jesus has a connecti...