Analysis of Motivational Sacrifice



Whoever sows sparingly, sparingly they will reap,
But to sow bountifully, will also reap abundantly;
Overflowing the barn to keep,
Will be living confidently.

Each one of us has to decide,
According to views in the heart;
Not reluctantly to abide,
But cheerful givers to impart.

Not a grudging necessity,
But a benevolent donor;
Righteously for a charity,
Being humble as a fawner.

For God loves a cheerful giver,
Blessings be gracefully abound;
That displays a true believer,
As more blessings will then be found.

Blessings will come from your good deeds,
Abounding confidence through grace;
With sufficiency of your needs,
That comforts you that will embrace.

For as you do freely bestow,
When righteousness stays forever;
The blessings from glory will glow,
The love from God will not sever.

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD BEBE EFEF GHGH IEIE E
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 841
Words 166
Sentences 7
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 19

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The Cheerful Giver 2 Corinthians 9:6-9

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Written on January 19, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer on January 18, 2024

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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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