"The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death Light has dawned." (Matt. 4:15-16)

A man named Rudd told what it is like to live at the North Pole during three months of darkness. You never see the sun. He said, "I ached and hungered to see the dawn." Then one morning in February he climbed atop the wind-swept ridge and sat quietly, facing east; the sky was a gray sheet. Then it became a pale blue, which deepened. There was a silent rush of color as the sun rose. Rudd stood blinking with frozen tears on his cheeks." (From The Minister's Manual, by James W. Cox, p. 290)

For those who sat in darkness and in the region and shadow of death, Light has dawned. Jesus said, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."