Darkness is Overcome- a Lesson from the Eclipse
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome a it. 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. (John 1:1-9) Thoughts: The incarnation is described as light coming down and piercing the darkness. The light of all humans shines in the darkness and the darkness does not overcome it. The eclipse is another image of this. The dark of the moon does not overcome the bright light of the sun. Dark...