Pulpit,
font and lectern,
altar-rail
and nave,
aisle
and stained-glass windows,
sculptured
architrave,
stone-slab
floor and massive pew
cry
‘tradition’ —
nothing
new.
Simple
hall with platform,
carpet
on the floor,
modern
plain glass windows,
Yale
lock on the door;
lessons
by no symbols told,
truth
is all —
yet
truth is old.
Yet
in great cathedral
men have sat in awe
as
the living Spirit
drew
them to adore.
And
in humble chapel
where
the Cross was preached
men
have fallen prostrate,
hearts
the Saviour reached.
Glorious
church or simple hall
Christ
will fill when Christ is ALL.
Ken Miles