Analysis of Powerful Prayer



Is there anyone suffering?
Or are you feeling afflicted?
Let us pray to give buffering,
And no longer feel addicted.

Is anyone feeling cheerful,
Then allow them be singing praise,
Giving comfort to the tearful,
And confessing as someone prays.

If there is someone feeling sick,
Call on the elders of the church;
Post haste and that they will come quick,
Anointing them not to besmirch.

Anoint with oil in His name,
A prayer of faith shall then save them;
The Lord forgives sins they proclaim,
Committed sin not to condemn.

Confess your sins to each other,
While praying you may be healed;
Pray for your sister and brother,
Acquitting sins will be repealed.

We are subject to a passion,
Pray fervently to bear the fruit;
Heaven gives rain to ripe fashion,
Able that you reap in pursuit

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL I
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1110100 11110010 11111100 01101010 1101010 10111101 10101010 0010111 1111101 11010101 11011111 11111 0111011 01111111 01011101 01011101 01111110 1101111 11110010 01011101 11011010 11001101 10111110 10111001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 831
Words 173
Sentences 8
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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The Prayer of Faith James 5:13-18

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Written on March 07, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer on March 06, 2024

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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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