As we read in Genesis God created the world to be light. When sin entered, darkness came. The darkness persisted until Jesus came to be the Light of the World. Because we are His followers, we too can shine this light.
Darkness itself is not evil, but without light we can’t find our way. Christmas tells us that Jesus can dwell in the places of darkness, to make it light. God is there everywhere to make the dark places light.
The season of Advent is the time to look forward to the coming of our Saviour; it is a time to have hope. We know that God will shine in the difficult places in our lives.