"To all who received him, who believed in his name." Believe means trust.

"He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him." Not just the world failing to notice a stranger. This is coming home, and not being received.

"He was in the world, and the world came into being through him, yet the world did not know him." The maker, unrecognised by what he made.

"The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world." True doesn't just mean real. It means ultimate, the source behind every glimpse of light we've ever known.

"He came as a witness to testify concerning that light." Not the source, but a faithful reflection.

John 1:6 "There was a man sent from God whose name was John." The first human character walks onto the page. What defines him?

John 1:1-5 From Word to Light. A pause before the story begins.

John 1:5 "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." John doesn't pretend the darkness isn't there. But...