Located on the north wall of the nave, closest to the front, this window is called “Jesus Ascension.” You can read about it in the new Testament: Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:19; Luke 24:50-51; and a reference in John 20:17-31. It was the last time Jesus physically appeared to His disciples. He had taken them to a place near Bethany and as He was giving them a final blessing, the miracle occurred and He was seen ascending into the heavens, going to His Father. He had given “The Great Commission” to them and us to make disciples of every nation. The disciples were so overjoyed at this conclusion of their earthly companionship with the Lord that Luke adds that they were continually in the Temple praising and blessing God! Artist Suzanne Spalding has pinpointed the exact moment of Christ’s ascension. She shows Him with hands extended in blessing, already above the group of disciples on the hill below who are not seen in the picture. This helps all who look to see only the great subject of this event, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, finished with the crucifixion, victorious over death, and now leaving our planet with everything completed. He told the disciples of an event to come in a very short time which will empower them (and us) for the commission, His last words. He slowly moved upward and away from them. You can almost hear those words which ring across two millennia: “Go Ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel unto every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” (Matthew 16:15-16).