Ramblings for Kirwan Uniting Church's Keep in Touch newsletter 31 March 2019
Stained glass windows in cathedrals and churches are lovely. Sometimes they tell a story, with holy characters, perhaps from the Holy Family, or angels, or representations of the Trinity. Other times they appear just to be beautiful works of art, although the artists may have a story in their mind to which we’re not privy. Among the loveliest are the North End Rose Windows in the three great, matching cathedrals of Notre Dame, Chartres and Reims (the latter city is the home of famous Champagne houses, too, another work of art although of a different sort 😊 🍾 ) You might have visited one or all of them. Jesus said that his disciples, you and me included, I hope, are the light of the world. That phrase, “The World”, was pejorative when I was a child and teenager. Pretty well anything enjoyable was “Worldly”, as distinct from church activities which were said to be sanctified. But you know what? That light which you see streaming in through the Rose Window comes from ou