DAVID J. HETLAND * LITURGICAL & PUBLIC ART

Numerous symbols and representations of the Trinity are depicted throughout these windows. Some are traditional, others are more contemporary. All are used to reinforce the theological themes of the specific blessings depicted within each space.

These images are displayed in larger format on individual pages. Each small image here is linked to its larger version, and the titles below are linked to the larger images as well.

It Was Very Good (Genesis 1:31) Depicts elements of the days of Creation at the Hand of God: Light and darkness; waters and sky; earth, vegetation, Tree of Life, fruit; day and night, sun, moon, stars and planets; birds and fish; animals; humankind -- male and female.

A Branch Shall Grow (Isaiah 11:1) God's hand again emerges from heaven to illuminate the Star and to signify the coming gift of Jesus as fulfillment of the prophet Isaiah. A depiction of the "peaceful kingdom" with anticipatory , reconciliatory animals wait for the birth of the Messiah.

A Land Flowing With Milk And Honey (Exodus 3:8) Unshackled hands suggest liberation from oppression, through the pilgrimage of faith to the promise of hope -- whether from the original exodus, Scandinavian immigrants, equality marches or contemporary refugees seeking resettlement. The rolling fields and buffalo are local references.

You Will Be A Blessing (Genesis 12:2) Following Creation, Adam and Eve are expelled from the Garden of Eden for eating the forbidden fruit as various Old testament stories unfold: the murder of Abel by Cain, Noah and the ark with the dove of peace and reconciliation, and the tower of Babel.

With You I Am Well Pleased (Luke 3:22) Illuminated by the Star, traditional Nativity images include Mary and the Christ child, the stable and creche, ox and ass and the distant approach of the Magi. At right, the Holy Spirit descends symbolically as a dove over Christ's baptismal waters.

You Will Receive Power (Acts 1:8) Christ's life of service among us is detailed with signs of his preaching (afflicted figures of the beatitudes from Matthew 25), the Last Supper, washing the disciples' feet and his own impending crucifixion. Each of the 12 disciples are represented by traditional symbols (in order of their enlistment).

Let Everyone Who Is Thirsty Come (Revelation 22:17) The Tree of Life with 12 fruits (discipleship) connects the earth with its images of the empty Cross to a heavenly vision of the holy city, the new Jerusalem coming down out of a triple profile representing the Holy Trinity. In contrast, several local landmarks are suggested in the earthly city at lower right.

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