like clear windows exchanged for stained glass, some churches ...

... find additional ways to take a functionally ordinary portion of their building and artistically transform its purpose into a deeply spiritual context. With the examples below, the Middletown Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) congregation in Kentucky incorporated liturgical and spiritual symbols into the very bricks of their sanctuary and narthex walls.

As you enjoy these works of art, take some time to contemplate how an regular part of your own living or worship space might be transformed into an extraordinary focal point for spiritual inspiration and devotion.