Surprise within St John the Divine Posted byThe Chronicler February 20, 2017February 11, 2017 First one sees the magnificent beauty of the interior. The ceiling is so high you almost faint from tilting backwards to view it. As you walk forward to the seating area, you look at the side columns…. and there they are… The same little figures that are to be found in bronze in the 14th Street subway station. by Tom Otterness. The theme is the iniquity of Food. ‘It’s about running an inn and the wealthy have food and the poor don’t and that’s the essential concern.’ It is striking.