Biblia PauperumStories told in glass
The Gallery of Light
Cathedrals have always taught the story of God’s love through windows. Here are eighteen — from the first light of Creation to the city where every tear is wiped away. Step through any lit window and walk inside the story.
The eighteen windows
I · CreationLet there be lightthe world built out of nothing, in loveStep through →II · The Prodigal SonThe father who runsmercy that runs down the road to meet usStep through →III · Noah & the FloodI set my bow in the cloudsalvation carried through the watersStep through →IV · The Red SeaA way where there was nonedeliverance through the deepStep through →V · The NativityLight from a mangermajesty choosing smallnessStep through →VI · The Lost SheepHe seeks the onelove that counts to a hundredStep through →VII · JonahMercy in the deepgrace that chases the runawayStep through →VIII · DanielShut the lions’ mouthsfaithfulness kept through the nightStep through →IX · The Storm CalmedPeace, be stillpower exercised as peaceStep through →X · The Five ThousandEnough, and twelve baskets overabundance from littleness offeredStep through →XI · The Paschal WindowDeath undonelove unto death — and beyond itStep through →XII · PentecostWind and fireGod gives His own SpiritStep through →XIII · Jacob’s LadderHeaven touches earthGod bridges the distance while we sleepStep through →XIV · The Still Small VoiceNot in the fireGod’s gentleness after the spectacleStep through →XV · The Woman at the WellLiving waterseen, known, and loved at noonStep through →XVI · LazarusJesus wept — then calledHis tears, and His authority over the graveStep through →XVII · Abraham’s StarsCount them, if thou be ablepromise believed against all arithmeticStep through →XVIII · The New JerusalemAll things newthe destination of all this loveStep through →
All eighteen windows are set — walk the whole arc, from “Let there be light” to “Behold, I make all things new.”