When I was a child, I always turned on my night light 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 mentions that he was sent by God to bear witness to 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, which gives light to all people, was coming into the world” (John 1:8-9). Jesus was sent by God to save us. Jesus was not God's messenger, but God's only son. Jesus said in John 8:12, “I am the light of the world.” In one commentary I read that light generally refers to God (48 The New Collegeville Bible Commentary). Not only does the commentary say that Jesus has a connection...