In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
Genesis 1:1-3 (NIV)
Genesis 1:1-3 is the foundation of my entire theology: There is darkness, but God brings light into it and drives the darkness out of us. In as much as we are the light of the world, bearing His image, God drives out the darkness through us.