Why Jesus Calls Himself Light: Healing Original Sin and Personal Wounds
Understanding the darkness of original sin—and the personal wounds that keep us there “I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness.” — John 12:46 When Jesus says He came as light , it naturally raises a question: What exactly was the darkness He came to save us from? Was it ignorance? Moral confusion? Concupiscence? A weakened will? A darkened intellect? Yes—but also something deeper. The darkness Jesus speaks of is not merely the absence of information. It is the condition of the human heart after it has turned away from God—the source of all truth, goodness, and love. And this darkness is not only inherited through original sin. For many of us, it is also reinforced through personal wounds. We are wounded by sin itself. And we are often wounded by people living in sin—especially the very people we depended on to first show us what love was. Sometimes they wounded us through harsh words. Sometimes through abuse. ...