or from God the Father placing mind and understanding in the creatures, since the Son is not strong enough to accomplish this. The Evangelist cogently says, “And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” He says this to show clearly that God the Word, who was in God the Father, is himself both life and light. He does not exist in some piecemeal fashion, belonging to some and not others; rather, he mixes himself by some ineffable mode of participation with all who