The second Advent of Sunday is upon us and appropriately it features the candle of "Light." Last week, in John 1:1-5, we saw that Hope Shines Eternal - and this reality is underscored again in verses 6-13, where a forerunner named John (different from the author) heralds the coming of Christ, the true light. Light is a good thing of course, but not everyone receives it as such, and accordingly many reject Christ. But not everyone. Some receive him, and those who do so become children of God, with all the rights and privileges afforded to a son! May that staggering reality spark new, or deepened faith in us.