There's an old joke about a ship that's sending morse code messages in the midst of a storm. It's signaling to what it thinks is another ship that it's the largest ship in the sea and the other ship should turn away out of fear of being run over. Eventually, the other 'ship' signals back that it's a lighthouse on the shore and the ship should turn or perish on the rocks, no matter how strong it may think it is.
I think of Jesus like a lighthouse on the shore, strong and steady, ever faithful no matter what storms may come. Like a lighthouse, meant to guide us safely home when the world is dark. Jesus is silent before his accusers because he doesn't need to defend himself before their accusations -- they will see, soon enough, how wrong they are about him. He is confidant in who he is and what his mission is, and so he doesn't bend before the wind.
The great truth of the Gospel is that Jesus isn't just a lighthouse, hoping we can navigate the waves and rocks to reach the shore safely. No, Jesus goes out into the sea and rescues us, before we even think we need a light, at great danger to himself, so that we might be saved. The light shines in the darkness, and the light comes to us, so that we might be saved!
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