Analysis of Suffering Servants



Working together with Him,
We appeal not to receive;
The grace of spiritual vim,
Unless we truly believe.

In a favorable time,
That I listen to the Lord;
With salvation from my crime,
Knowing God has not ignored.

It is now favorable,
For the day of salvation;
With having no obstacle,
No fault in the foundation.

But as servants of the Lord,
We commend in every way;
That we keep in one accord,
So we do not go astray.

Endurance in affliction,
Hardships through calamities;
Let no sinful addiction,
To become iniquities.

Total chaos caused by riots,
Fasting through such sleepless nights;
Leaders acting like puppets,
Are senile in their sights.

Through purity and patience,
Kindness with genuine love;
His Spirit in your conscience,
As blessings flow from above.

Because the power of God,
That is armed with righteousness;
His truthful Word that you laud,
Trusting His faithfulness.

Honor against dishonor,
But treated as impostors;
Yet true being a fawner,
With preaching as ministers.

We are dying yet we live,
Being punished yet not killed;
Since the past He did forgive,
His Holy Word has instilled.

Sorrowful yet rejoicing,
Being poor but with great wealth;
For my lips and tongue voicing,
As from my spiritual health

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF DGDG FHFH IJIJ KLKL XXXH MNMN XOXO PQPQ M
Poetic Form
Metre 1001011 1011101 01110001 0111001 0010001 1110101 1010111 1011101 1111000 1011010 1101100 1100010 1110101 10101001 1110101 1111101 1000010 1010100 1110010 1011 10101110 1011101 1010110 11011 1100010 1011001 1100110 1101101 0101011 1111100 1101111 1011 1001010 1101010 111001 1101100 1110111 1010111 1011101 1101101 1001010 1011111 1110110 11110001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,220
Words 212
Sentences 11
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 45
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 84
Words per stanza (avg) 18

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The Source of Our Endurance 2 Corinthians 6:2-10

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Written on July 09, 2021

Submitted by richards.77936 on July 08, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Richard Newton Sherrer

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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