Stained Glass Windows of Trinity Lutheran Church

Story: God the Father, the Creator
Description:
God the Father, the First Person of the Trinity is
depicted in this window with a hand descending from
a cloud that represents Heaven. It may seem like an
odd image at first, but Luther’s words from the explanation
to the first article of the Apostle’s Creed help
us understand why this image is used. Luther writes,
“I believe that God has made me and all creatures;
that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears,
and all my members, my reason and all my senses,
and still takes care of them. He also gives me clothing
and shoes, food and drink, house and home, wife and
children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and
daily provides me with all that I need to support this
body and life.” God the Father is the creator and He is
the provider. It is through Him that we have and are
able to do everything in our lives. Behind the hand we
see a green circle. Green often is a color that represents
life — as we are reminded each spring when trees and
flowers come back to life and the crops in the field
start growing. The circle is often used in Christian
imagery to represent the eternal nature of God since a
circle has no beginning and no end.
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