Analysis of Instructions on Prayer



I urge thanksgiving through prayer,
Be done with your supplications;
That you will continue to share,
Any and all intercessions.

Made for those in authority,
Regardless as a friend or foe;
If godlessness or honesty,
Dignified or scoundrel you know.

It is good and a pleasing sight,
Unto our Lord and Savior;
Whom the Father will have delight,
And by blessing you with favor.

God desires all to be saved,
Come to the knowledge of the truth;
Letting not them to be enslaved,
To sin arrogant and uncouth.

There is just one mediator,
Christ Jesus who bridges the break;
As our negotiator,
To the Father for our sake.

He gave Himself for to redeem,
As the testimony given;
And now He is reigning supreme,
Upon His throne up in Heaven.

I’m a poet, not a preacher,
Writing the truth of Jesus Christ;
Through poetry as a teacher,
My faith in Him has been enticed.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH FIFI JKJK FLFL F
Poetic Form
Metre 111011 11111 11101011 10011 11100100 01010111 111100 1011011 11100101 10101010 10101101 01101110 10101111 11010101 10111101 11100011 1111100 11011001 1100100 10101101 11011101 1010010 01111001 01111010 10101010 10011101 11001010 11011101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 904
Words 194
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 88
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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Pray for All People 1 Timothy 2:1-7

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Written on November 09, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on November 08, 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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