Analysis of Spiritual Insight



I heard of your faith in the Lord,
And your love you have toward the saints;
So please remain in one accord,
And steer clear of any complaints.

Keep giving thanks never to cease,
Remembering putting in your prayers;
For the Lord will also increase,
His blessings that anyone shares.

The God of the Lord Jesus Christ,
Will give the Spirit of wisdom;
Because His glory has enticed,
To the knowledge of His Kingdom.

The eyes of your heart enlightened,
Understanding that you may hope;
Faith in the future is brightened,
That your present able to cope.

Abysmal greatness of His might,
The power towards us who believe;
For we will walk towards His great light,
He gives salvation we receive.

He had raised Christ up from the dead,
And seated Him at His right hand;
In heavenly places became the head,
Of the church rules at His command.

Dominion and power to rule,
Above every name that is named;
His enemies as a footstool,
Just as the prophets have proclaimed.

He put all things under His feet,
And as the head over the church;
As the fullness of the elite,
That fills them to complete their search.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH IJIJ KLKL MNMN OPOP X
Poetic Form
Metre 11111001 011110101 11010101 01111001 11011011 010010011 10111001 1101101 01101101 11010110 01110101 10101110 01111010 0101111 10010110 11101011 01010111 010011101 111101111 11010101 11111101 01011111 0100100101 10111101 01001011 011001111 1100101 11010101 11111011 01011001 10101001 11110111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,145
Words 243
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

Thanksgiving and Prayer Ephesians 1:15-23

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Written on August 20, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on August 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:12 min read
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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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