Analysis of Complete Appeal



I say this not as a command,
But as earnestness of others;
Of genuine love that you stand,
For Christian sisters and brothers.

You know the grace of our Lord,
Though He was rich, yet for your sake;
His mercy and grace were outpoured,
The poor in spirit would awake.

I give judgment in this matter,
The benefits of this desire;
Able to climb up the ladder,
Of perception to acquire.

So now finish it by doing,
Your readiness to desire;
And continue by pursuing,
Let His Spirit light your fire.

Readiness is acceptable,
According to what someone bears;
The Lord will make you capable,
Everything that a person shares.

I mean not others to be eased,
In fairness to you be oppressed;
Rather that the Lord would be pleased,
God wants no one to be depressed.

Your abundance at present time,
Should be enough to meet their need;
Enable you to make your climb,
And to spiritually succeed.

Whom that gathers much has nothing,
But who gathers slight will not lack;
Spending foolishly will just bring,
The burden of debt on your back.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB XCAC DDDD EDED FGFG HIHI JKJK ELEL D
Poetic Form
Metre 11111001 11100110 11001111 11010010 11011101 11111111 1100101 01010101 11100110 010011010 10111010 10101010 11101110 11001010 00101010 11101110 10010100 0101111 01111100 1010101 11110111 01011101 10101111 11111101 10101101 11011111 01011111 011000001 11101110 11101111 10100111 01011111 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,071
Words 229
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 93
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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Encouragement to Give Generously 2 Corinthians 8:8-15

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Written on July 24, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on July 23, 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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