Analysis of He crossed the man-made boundaries
Jesus broke man-made codes and crossed the boundaries
and did not agree with the scribes and Pharisees
but reached out to the outcast and those left outside
welcoming them all with His loving arms opened wide.
‘Though He had come to Israel He broke their rule
for He was a kind man and could never be cruel.
Leaping the boundaries between Jew and Gentile
He reached out to the woman with His loving smile.
Then He granted her request because of her faith
healing her daughter from her demonic disgrace.
Not just crumbs from the table but freeing her child
as both the mother and daughter were reconciled.
This wonderful example Jesus showed to us;
we who cause great divisions and create such a fuss.
Helping us to see the child for whom He had died
bringing harmony into every single divide.
Lord, give us the strength to break down every boundary
and to reach out in love to the people that we see,
and not let colour, nationality or gender decide
causing a great big chasm and awful divide.
Let’s turn the other cheek and not be arrogant but meek.
Greet our enemy with a smile and walk the extra mile.
Give to those who want to borrow and love as though there’s no tomorrow.
For following Jesus is about turning selfish values inside out.
Scheme | AABB XXCC XXDD EEBB FFBB XCXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
Metre | 101111010100 0110110101 11110101111 1001111101101 111111001111 1110110110110 10010001101 111101011101 111000101101 100101001001 111101011001 11010010010 110001010111 1111010001101 101110111111 10100011001001 11101111100100 0111011010111 011101001101 100111001001 11010101110011 110100101010101 111111101111101 110010101101010011 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,247 |
Words | 226 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 42 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 166 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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