Stained Glass Windows of Trinity Lutheran Church

Story: God the Son, the Redeemer
Text: “And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw
that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this
man was the Son of God!” Mark 15:39
Description:
Jesus, the Son of God and the second person of the
Trinity, is the part of God that we, as Christians, are most
familiar with and with whom we can identify most easily.
This is easy to understand since Jesus is the physical,
human incarnation of God who came to earth to dwell
with His creation. Jesus is the redeemer of the world!
In the Small Catechism, Luther states: “Jesus Christ,
true God….and also true man....is my Lord, who has
redeemed me, a lost and condemned person, purchased
and won me from all sins, from death, and from the
power of the devil; not with gold or silver, but with His
holy, precious blood and with His innocent suffering
and death.” In this window, Jesus is featured prominently
in the center hanging on the cross with Jerusalem in
the distance behind Him. An interesting feature in this
window is the placement of the two thieves who were
crucified on Jesus’ right and left sides. In the Scriptural
account of Jesus’ crucifixion we hear Jesus’ conversation
with these two men. The one on His left mocks Him
while the one on his right repents and prays for Jesus’
mercy. Jesus responds that on that very day he will join
Jesus in Paradise. This window places the criminal from
Jesus’ left in a position that is turned away from Jesus
while the criminal on Jesus’ right is turned towards Him.
These positions reflect the spiritual positions of these two
men after their interaction with Jesus.
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