Gifts of Grace
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
I appeal for mercy from God,
You be a living sacrifice;
Holy acceptable to laud,
Spiritual worship to suffice.
Do not be conformed to this place,
Rather renewal of your mind;
Accepting Christ as you embrace,
Received as perfectly aligned.
For by the grace given to me,
Each one of you not to think;
With sober judgment you will see,
A measure of faith be in sync.
One body has many members,
But do not have the same function;
Greater good by greater numbers,
Through the same goal in conjunction.
So we are one body in Christ,
Members of one to another;
A common goal as sacrificed,
To each sister and brother.
The gifts according to His grace,
Proportioned to faith as to serve;
Someone who teaches face to face,
Another to prophesy a curve.
Someone reveals a mystery,
That is explained within the Word;
A pastor in a ministry,
With the belief in what is heard.
To entice with exhortation,
Contributes to simplicity;
Having zeal towards exploration,
Giving spiritual dignity.
Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
A Living Sacrifice Romans 12:1–8
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Written on November 01, 2021
Submitted by richards.77936 on October 31, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 985 |
Words | 177 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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