the fifth day (genesis 1:22)

God blessed them, saying,
"Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas,
and let birds multiply on the earth."
And there was evening and there was morning,
the fifth day.

obstinate (isaiah 48:4)

Because I know that you are obstinate,
and your neck is an iron sinew.

angel

clean (psalm 51:7)

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

light shines in the darkness (john 1:5)

The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness did not overcome it.

rock (psalm 78:35)

They remembered that God was their rock,
the Most High God their redeemer.

straight way (psalm 5:8)

Lead me, O Holy One, in your righteousness,
because of those who lie in wait for me;
make your way straight before me.

with the clouds (revelation 1:7)

Look! He is coming with the clouds;
every eye will see him...

old school

(Retouched to give it that "old school" feel.)

reach for heaven

false gods (psalm 97:7)

Confounded be all who worship carved images
and delight in false gods!

delight (psalm 111:2)

Great are the deeds of the Holy One!
They are studied by all who delight in them.

mother+child

my take on the classic image using a cross centered underneath a rose window (a traditional symbol for mary).

silence in the temple (psalm 48:9)

We have waited in silence on your loving-kindness, O God,
in the midst of your temple.

let the rivers clap (psalm 98:8)

Let the rivers clap their hands,
and let the hills ring out with joy before the Holy One,
who is coming to judge the earth.

here is the church, here is the steeple...