etcetera:

by Noah Bartley Agape – From the perspective of Mary the Theotokos An angel came some months ago to bearGood tidings to this lowly virgin’s soul,Announcing to my unhoused womb: ‘Your HeirPrepares His humble home and will extolEternally His throne through holy blood.”Iesous, Yeshua, my firstborn son,Native of Nazareth and Heaven — couldCreator God become…

By Noah Bartley Chara – From the perspective of Elizabeth in Luke 1:39-45 O chosen mother of my Lord and King, Unmatched in blessedness among all men: Rejoice! For he who grows within in me springs, Jumping for joy at his womb-cushioned kin. One leap and that prophetic silence broke! You bear, O Mary, long-awaited…