Gethsemane in Every Breath

Gethsemane in Every Breath 
by Michael R. Burch

 
Did heaven ever seem so far?
Remember―we are as You were,

but all our lives, from birth to death―
Gethsemane in every breath.
 

Originally published by First Things as "A Possible Argument for Mercy." Keywords/Tags: Gethsemane, Calvary, Crucifixion, Atonement, Suffering, Blood, Sweat, Tears, Death, Last Breath, Last Words, Last Supper, Jesus Christ, Bible, Christianity, Religion, Crown, Thorns, Cup, Gall, Vinegar, Wormwood

Preposterous Eros
by Michael R. Burch

“Preposterous Eros” �" Patricia Falanga

Preposterous Eros shot me in
the buttocks, with a Devilish grin,
spent all my money in a rush
then left my heart effete pink mush.