Tabb: Christ and the Pagan

Sunday, June 21, 2020
Meditation:
    Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
    —Matthew 21:42-44 (KJV)
Quotation:
Christ and the Pagan

I had no God but these,
The sacerdotal trees,
And they uplifted me,
    “I hung upon a Tree.”

The sun and moon I saw,
And reverential awe
Subdued me day and night,
    “I am the perfect light.”

Within a lifeless stone—
All other gods unknown—
I sought Divinity,
    “The Corner-stone am I.”

For sacrificial feast
I slaughtered man and beast,
Red recompense to gain.
    “So I, a Lamb, was slain.”

“Yea, such My hungering Grace
That whereso’er My face
Is hidden, none may grope
    Beyond eternal Hope.”
    ... John Banister Tabb (1845-1909), Later Poems, New York: M. Kennerley, 1910, p. 11-12 (see the book)
    See also Matt. 21:42-44; Ps. 118:22; Mark 12:10; Luke 20:17; 1 Pet. 3:15; Rev. 5:12
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, you have rescued me from unbelief.

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