A deeper conversation on the Advent theme of repentance as preparation for light. We connect Genesis, John, Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Paul with the physical realities of illumination in electron microscopy, where a section must be thinned to the exact depth for its hidden structures to appear. Scripture’s patterns—the nines, sevens, and fifteens—reveal two ways of being human: grasping or receiving. Advent invites us to become receptive again, allowing Christ’s light to restore clarity, vocation, and wholeness.
