I am the bread of life

"I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst."

    Abundant satisfaction of the human hunger and thirst after righteousness is the theme that informs this window.  The large medallion near the top shows Jesus blessing the lad's lunch of five loaves and two fish with which all the great multitude was abundantly fed.  Near the bottom center, our Lord at the wedding feast in Cana of Galilee turns into wine the water in six stone water jars each holding some thirty gallons.  How lavishly does the Father give to those who earnestly seek Him!

    In the left lancet, top, is pictured the Transfiguration of Jesus before His most intimate friends from among the disciples.  They see Jesus talking with two of the mighty prophets of Israel's long past, Moses and Elijah. They hear a voice from the cloud say, "This is my beloved Son; listen to him."  Next below, Jesus and the disciples in the boat are caught by a sudden storm on the lake. The disciples are frightened for their lives.  Jesus commanded the storm to cease, and there is a great calm.  In the medallion at the bottom,  Jesus directs the weary fishermen where to cast their nets, and they bring up an immense haul of fishes.

    In the right lancet, top, approaching the disciples, Jesus walks on the surface of the sea.  The scene next below is reminiscent of the discussion about taxes when Jesus instructs Peter to go to the sea, cast a hook, and in the mouth of the first fish to be taken discover the half-shekel coin required for the tax under discussion.  Peter is represented carrying out His Master's instructions.  In the bottom medallion are pictured Dives, the rich man in the parable at his sumptuous table, and at his gate Lazarus, the diseased beggar.  "Moreover," says the record of Lazarus, "the dogs came and licked his sores."

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