David Window

David is Israel’s greatest king and poet, who teaches us what it means to be the “good shepherd” is also, like us, the sinner in need of God’s forgiveness. He is shown with the scepter of his royal authority. What other scenes from the life of David do you find in the window? Look below!

(L) Scroll of the Twenty-third Psalm (a Psalm of David) “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.” Psalm 23

(L) Jesus as the Good Shepherd “I am the Good Shepherd; the Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” John 10:11

(R) The Boy David tending his father’s sheep “There remains yet the youngest, but he is tending the sheep.” 1 Samuel 16:1-23

(R) King David seeks God’s forgiveness from Nathan the Prophet  “Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love. . .” Psalm 51 or Samuel anointing David to be King over Israel. “Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward.” 1 Samuel 16:1-13