David the Shepherd Boy

In the picture, David, the shepherd boy, is pictured playing his harp; a lamb lies at his feet. David, who as a youth slew Goliath, became --- even after grievous sins in later life --- 'a man after God's own heart.' He learned that 'a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise,' and could at last proclaim, 'The Lord is my Shepherd.'

Information on the stained glass windows comes from the book "The Windows and Symbolism of First Methodist Church, Birmingham, Michigan", edited by Dr. Arnold F. Runkel and privately published by the church for its members in 1966.