Batter my Heart 3 Person God

The first things I noticed in this poem is that Lines 2 and 4 are parallel. "break, blow, burn", and "knock, breathe, shine." These words are grouped together to describe each aspect of the Holy Trinity. I believe that break and knock are used to describe God in all his power and glory. Breathe and blow are used to describe Jesus because he became human and took his first breath. The holy spirit is described through the words burn and shine. The tongues of fire burned within the apostles. These words reflect eachother and make us think of the possibilities of their meaning. The speaker then goes on to request that God punishes him for all the wrong doing that he has done. "but am betrothed unto your enemy", in this he is saying that he belongs to satan. He loves God but wants to be punished to be made anew. It seems that the speaker is hitting rock bottom in his life. He realizes this and turns to God, asking for him to grant him forgiveness.