Batter My Heart Three-personed God

This is a poem taht any religious person can relate to. All humans are sinners. We are constantly confronted with temptation. However, the author or speaker of this poem seem to have hit rock bottom. He claims to be married to the devil and wants God to save him. He says," Divorce me, unite or break that knot agian" The speaker obviouse feels that he must be punished inorder for him to repent. He uses paradox to describe his need for God. For example, he says he can not be free unless God imprisions him. This poem/prayer seems very desperate to me and heart-felt. The Speaker prays for God to save him and bring him closer to him.