Strengthened Love Prayer



I bow my knees to the Father,
Who of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Adopted us as a Brother,
That the Father had sacrificed.

The whole family in Heaven,
And on the earth has been named;
Of the adoption been given,
For as the Father has proclaimed.

For the riches of His glory,
Granting you a strengthened power;
Confessing that you are sorry,
For the guilt that makes you cower.

By His Spirit strengthen in might,
So that Christ can dwell in your heart;
Grounded in love that gives insight,
Rooted in faith not to depart.

May you have strength to comprehend,
With all the saints that will measure;
Never causing them to offend,
Remembering to give pleasure.

The love of Christ exceeds knowledge,
To fill with the fullness of God;
We affirm as we acknowledge,
By diving Him honor and laud.

Do far more than to ask or think,
Granting the power within us;
Steering clear of any strong drink,
And lustful desires as thus.

To Him be glory in the church,
And in Christ throughout the ages;
Forever with an endless search,
Avoiding all that enrages.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Prayer for Spiritual Strength Ephesians 3:14-21

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Written on March 13, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on March 12, 2022

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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