“The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
Set in Stone is a visual meditation on divine reversal — a sacred unfolding where rejection becomes reverence, and what was once cast aside is crowned with purpose. This mosaic, constructed from broken, overlooked, and discarded beads, reflects the core message of Psalm 118:22. The fragmented elements speak to stories of exclusion, abandonment, and quiet pain — yet when assembled by grace, they form something whole, luminous, and enduring. The rejection becomes essential. The overlooked becomes foundational. The broken becomes blessed.

At the composition’s heart stands a young boy, clad in radiant golden armor, symbolizing his divine inheritance and spiritual fortitude. Though youthful, he carries the quiet strength of a king. His presence is illuminated by a glowing sunburst mosaic behind him, casting brilliant gold, navy, and warm scarlet that echo both his light and the light within. He is not merely surviving the world, he is illuminating it.
He is a beacon, a living cornerstone, proving that divine worth is not given by status or acceptance, but by God alone. In him, we witness the sacred truth: that the light within us can outshine even the deepest rejection.
In a world that exalts perfection and discards what it cannot immediately use, Set in Stone urges us to look again — to see the holy potential in imperfection, and to recognize that God does not waste a single piece.