 But you know, in the meantime, Jesus has left his light in the world in such a way as to keep it from being plunged back into darkness. And the way he's done that is by making us to shine for him. I think it's significant that when we turn to the beginning of the book of Revelation and see the description of the church, we are described in terms of lampstands. That is something that is shining the light of God into the world.