We are a people that prefer the

We are a people that prefer the darkness. The darkness hides that which we wish others dare not see and that which we loathe about ourselves, our twisted thoughts, perverted practices, and foolish follies. The darkness keeps us from being made, from being exposed, from being set free. We fear the reality of our lives that the light will illuminate, but in such fear we say no to freedom that the light brings. John proclaims that the incarnate Word is the life and light of humanity and the darkness has not overcome it. We confess our preference for the land of deep darkness, for wallowing in…