by Ryan Keating
Thousands of times I have prayed the canticle to Christ as a light to illumine and guide me. But, I don’t know if have ever wanted you before today as a shield to overshadow me overcome me conquer me cover me envelop me bury me gather me outreach me supercede me see more than me be more than me transcend me overtake me outlive me outshine me overshadow me
Ryan Keating is a writer, pastor, and winemaker on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. His work can be found in publications such as Saint Katherine Review, Ekstasis Magazine, Amethyst Review, Macrina Magazine, Fathom, Vocivia, Roi Fainéant, and Miras Dergi, where he is a regular contributor in English and Turkish.