 THE CHURCH HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT. UH, YOU'LL NEVER FIND A DARKER PLACE THAN INSIDE AN OYSTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA. BUT THAT PEARL IS TAKEN FROM DARKNESS AND TO LIGHT, AND THE PEARL IS A GEM THAT NOT ONLY ABSORBS LIGHT, BUT IT REFLECTS LIGHT, AND THEREFORE IT IS A PICTURE OF THE CHURCH.