
This highly detailed stained-glass window in a mausoleum in the Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois, most likely refers to several Bible verses. In this window, Jesus holds a lamb—a symbol of innocence and purity. It also refers to the Biblical verse John 1:29: “The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” A reminder to the faithful that Jesus died as redemption for the sins of the world.
Jesus stands next to a small girl who is offering up flowers. Several Bible verses offer a similar rebuke from Jesus to the disciples who were trying to keep children from coming to Him, Luke 18:16 and 18:17: “But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.” Similar passages can be found in Matthew 19:14 and Mark 10:14.
Notice, too, at the base of the window the flowers framing the scene—on one side a white Easter lily, a symbol of purity because of its white color as well as a symbol of the resurrection. On the other side is the poinsettia—its red color representing the blood of Christ.