Luther Rose

A cross on a heart, resting on the center of the Messianic Rose and surrounded by a circle to symbolize eternity, was adopted by Luther as his own Coat of Arms and as an expression of trust in God.

“First there is a black cross set in a heart of natural color to remind me that faith in the Crucified One saves us . . . This heart is mounted in the center of a white rose to show that faith brings joy, comfort and peace . . . The rose is set in a sky-colored field to show that such joy of the spirit and faith is the beginning of the heavenly joy to come, present already in our joy now and embraced by hope, but not yet made manifest.”

Martin Luther

“The Christian’s heart is resting on roses E’en while beneath the cross it reposes.”