That's a&nbsp;good point, Ivan. Sometimes repetition&nbsp;works, sometimes it doesn't. I remember Quint&nbsp;in Jaws saying, "It's gone under the boat. I think it's gone under the boat."<br /><br />Which you choose depends on where the cross is formed. If we say, "the sun came through the window and formed a cross as it was setting," this might mean that the sun formed a cross on the floor or even on the horizon as it was setting.<br /><br />To me, the repeated word (the sun came through the window and formed a cross in the window as it was setting), suggests two things (1) the sun came through the window (providing illumination) and (2) formed a cross there.<br /><br />If you think this is clumsy I would remove the second window - at least we know the sun made a cross, even if we don't know where.<br /><br />My preference, though, would be, like Quint, to stick with the repetition. It's clear even if it isn't as elegant, and you have 'illumination' married to 'faith'. Poetic.&nbsp;<br /><br /><br />BFN - George