Being Taught by Sinners

Richard Groff 1957 (Pottstown, Pa.)



I found today as I began to pray
I’ve been deceived again
I’ve been deceived because I believed
What I was told by men

I believed I was being selfish
If I asked the Lord to come quickly
That I only prayed because I was saved
And forgot about the sickly
I believed the lie thinking they would die
If the Lord didn’t wait awhile longer
Forgetting the word that I had heard
The Lord wants to make us stronger

All men are only sinners and I’m just a beginner
In listening to the Lord
So, don’t forget what you have known
And all the things that you were shown
While searching out His Word
 
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Written on April 04, 2013

Submitted by dawg4jesus on September 06, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXBXCDC CXEED
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 598
Words 117
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 8, 5

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  • alauts
    I love this commentary on the ambivalent nature of the fight between our spiritual and natural selves.
    LikeReply1 year ago

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