This painting - commissioned by the Episcopal Church in Navajoland - integrates the spiritual traditions of the Diné with classical Christian theology.  Christ stands as the eternal dawn and extends his hands in welcome, blessing, and healing.  The wounds of Crucifixion visible on his hands and feet are a reminder of the suffering, and also the resilience, of the Diné.

 Christ wears traditional Navajo dress:  white trousers, velvet shirt, and silver and turquoise belt and necklace, and his hair is pulled back into the Navajo bun.  Behind him are two structures of vital spiritual importance to the People: the ritual hogan and the sheep fold. The red rock of Utah on the left and the brown cliffs of New Mexico on the right embody the ancestral homelands. The frame depicts the four sacred mountains as well as plants, animals, and objects sacred to the Navajo.

 Parker spent two weeks on pilgrimage among the Diné, visiting and worshipping with the people, clergy, and elders, and sketching the landscape, plants, and animals sacred to the People.  She continued to consult with the clergy and elders during the two years that she worked on the painting, seeking ways to best convey the spirituality of the Diné.