May the heavenly light that shines on us, also shine in us and through us.
<b>Stained Glass Window
Life, a retrospective reflection,
Like a rare, turn of the century stained glass window.
In due course, portions stained and sordid,
Lacking true meaning and purpose.
Yet just as the stained glass window,
Life comes alive with radiance and beauty.
A solitary event transpires and inspires,
Glimmering light from above shines through.
Suddenly and spiritually, raptures of beauty,
Myriad of stained portions, uniting in elegance.
A portrait to behold, a story to be told.
Such it is with the stained glass window.
And so it is with our life, as the light shines through,
A newborn redemption and grace,
Beauty to behold, a story to be told.
And so it is, with the stained glass window.
Barry A. Lanier (Georgia)
Photo: stained glass window, First Presbyterian Church Cartersville, GA
Thoughts & Images from the Heart 
Enjoyed this and particularly the poem.
The stained glass windows at Westminster have served
as inspiration and instruction for communicants’ classes. They
also give light in the midst of darkness. Nancy Collins