Analysis of Prayer Instructions



I urge those intercession prayers,
Supplications and thanksgiving;
Be for showing how much one cares,
For the Lord all, they are living.

For all those in authority,
That we may lead a peaceful life;
Dignified with tranquility;
And godliness without the strife.

This is good and it is pleasing,
In view of God our Savior;
Flowing blessings without ceasing,
Looking upon us with His favor.

He desires all people be saved,
And having knowledge of the truth;
No longer should sin be enslaved,
Never in becoming uncouth.

Because there is only one God,
Just one way between God and man;
Jesus who we honor and laud,
Mediator bridges the span.

He gave Himself as to redeem,
Testified at a proper time;
Made pure in the baptismal stream,
And confession of any crime.

I was appointed a teacher,
Someone to speak the truth of Christ;
To the Pagans as a preacher,
Enhancing them to be enticed.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD BEBE FGFG XHXH IJIJ EKEK E
Poetic Form
Metre 1110101 1010 11101111 10111110 11100100 11110101 1010100 010101 11101110 01111010 10100110 100111110 101011011 01010101 11011101 10001011 01111011 11101101 10111001 1001001 11011101 1010101 11000101 00101101 11010010 1110111 1011010 01011101 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 929
Words 195
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 20

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Pray for All People 1 Timothy 2:1-7

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Written on May 14, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on May 13, 2022

Modified on March 05, 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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