Meditating on our windows:

To begin, it is helpful to face a window and take it in as whole. Notice its colors, shapes and structure. Notice how many scenes there are. Notice as many different things as you can without analyzing. Think of this time as your handshake, a true connection with the window, but only a first impression. What is being communicated to you as you gaze at it? Open your mind and heart to God. Ask to see what you most need to see.

When “reading” medieval windows, one begins on the bottom (closest to the earth) and on the left (more profane than the right which was considered more sacred).

When you are willing to spend time with a stained glass window, given time it will begin to reveal its message