Gethsemane In Every Breath Poem by Michael Burch

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, Cross, Blood, Sweat, Tears, Death, Last Breath, Last Words, Last Supper, Jesus Christ, God, Bible, Christian, Christianity, Religion, Crown, Thorns, Cup, Gall, Vinegar, Wormwood