rich primary colors of deep blue, purple, red, green and gold. The art glass in the main west window in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church of Hartford City is unique in that it utilizes almost entirely pastel and muted colors to convey natural beauty and sacred meaning. The various light blue tones portray the firmament, sky, air, containing moisture, rain, and water to replenish the earth. The many muted greens represent the canopy of leaves overhead, chlorophyll, photosynthesis, the life cycle in nature, connecting to the firmament by the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide, and all organic life. Although it may sound ambitious for craftsman of the nineteenth century, these representations are obvious in the windows when understood and looked for. The many light blues and muted greens in the main west window represent the opening story in the book of Genesis: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth: firmament, sky, natural processes of sunlight, air, and water nourishing the earth, soil, growing vegetation, the organic life cycle that sustains human life. There is both the what and the why of the art glass design – God created organic life in azures and olives, accented with mauves and teals and all manner of pastels. And why? God created organic life to sustain his most beloved creation, human life. Acts 17: 22–31, the Apostle Paul addresses the intelligentsia of Athens gathered on Mars Hill across from the Parthenon on the Acropolis. In the middle of his explanation refuting their many stone statues housing their many pagan gods, he says the true God cannot be contained in anything carved by human hands since the true God, ”gives to all people life and breath and all things;.” This short phrase may have been in the minds of the conceivers, designers, and makers of these art glass windows as evidenced by the “organic life and airy breath” portrayed by their beautiful and intricate design. The Apostle Paul then explains the reason for life and breath, which is, “that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist.” God gives natural life and life-giving breath so that we might find God, who lovingly gives life and meaning to human existence. The final confirming evidence of this