The windows of St. Charles Church are dedicated to the glory of God, to enhance the beauty of our worship environment, and to remind us of the saving deeds of our God in the past, present and future.
To the left of the altar
are the Old Testament windows. The Expulsion of Adam and Eve is to the far
left. The figure of the serpent below moves right, becoming the water of the
Great Flood of Noah's period, in a sense symbolizing both evil and God's way of
dealing with it. The golden areas in Noah's Ark relate to God blessing Noah who
alone found grace in His eyes. The rainbow is the symbol of pardon and of hope
given to the human race by God. The Ark is seen resting on Mt. Ararat.
In the window depicting
the Sacrifice of Isaac, as Abraham was about to slay his son, the Lord
intervened. The movement of the rainbow from the previous window continues into
this area, as the words of God tell Abraham to law down his weapon. The angel
is pointing to the ram, which is to be sacrificed in Isaac's place. Moving to
the right, the feeling of thunder and lighting on Mt. Sinai is captured as
Moses receives the Ten Commandments from the hands of God.
To the right, David is
dancing before the Ark of the Covenant, and the last section shows Elijah
racing up to heaven in a fiery chariot as Elisha holds his mantle which dropped
as he ascended. The idea of the chariot running out of the window relates to
Elijah leaving this world, as well as the end of one chapter and the beginning
of another.
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