This painting is religious, representing a choice for a woman to accept the forgiveness of Jesus Christ or to not to. The cross shape represents Jesus, the light coming through representing good. The darkness of the room represents sin, or a place that you should not be at in life, and need help getting out of. It can also represent choosing to allow someone to help you out of a dark place in life that you do not necessarily want to be in. Sometimes our own stubborn pride can get in the way of this, even if we really do need the help.
