Pursue Us With Mercy : A Memoir

Pursue Us with Mercy is a creative non-fiction memoir. Its author, Joshua Joseph Burkett, is a sex offender with a child victim. Having served time in jail, prison, and parole since April of 2000, Joshua's recovery has been one of self-discover, accountability, and the exorcism of psychosexual demons. This is an important account of struggle with addiction and introduces a vital voice in the prevention of child abuse. As a youth, Joshua was subjected to sexual abuse from an older boy and lived in a chaotic and dysfunctional household. He credits his father with being the one constant factor of love and support. Joshua Joseph Burkett approaches all aspects of his life with a fierce sense of humor, earthly spiritual perspective, and unwavering gravity. Instead of using this platform to excuse away his crime of to glorify the aberrant and unwelcome aspect of his nature, Burkett exposes his soul, often asking more questions than he is able to answer. Rather than wallowing in the wake of his crime, Joshua Joseph Burkett pours himself into his recovery using the written word as a means to reach out to others. This gay Episcopalian uses his own ugly story to illustrate God's grace. Pursue Us with Mercy, Joshua Joseph Burkett's first book, explores the question posed by Rev. J. Barry Vaughn: "Where can we go that God does not pursue us with mercy and love?" The gravity of this moving story is balanced by frank and often humorous anecdotes involving O.J. Simpson, John Wayne Bobbitt, Joe Biden, the Fremont Street Experience, diabetes, Wicca, prison romance, and the Episcopal Church.

• | Author: Joshua Burkett
• | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Feb 08, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 158 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 198375353X
• | ISBN-13: 9781983753534