However, the light streaming down is God's determination that the darkness will not win. Light is always of God, and Jesus the Crucified is the light of the world. Even though that light will seem go out, God will not allow it to stay out. He will not allow darkness to cover all the earth indefinitely. Just as the night's dark Gives way to day, God drives back Darkness to give us hope.
Harm gives way to good.
Notice how the light includes one of the other men crucified with Jesus but not both. His story gives hope to everyone who is caught with death coming suddenly and who has not lived the best life. When our last word comes, I hope that word it will not be anger at our fate, or hopelessness, but repentance. To make the scene more vivid, to make it live for you, imagine that you are a disciple present as Christ is dying. Remember that darkness symbolizes sin.