Analysis of Serving Faithfully



Be strengthened by the grace of Christ,
And of what you have heard from me;
In His presence that has enticed,
And many witnesses that see.

Entrust into the faithful men,
That are able to teach others;
So they will be becoming then,
In being sisters and brothers.

Stand as a good soldier of Christ,
Endure suffering of His fruits;
Sharing what He had sacrificed,
But not involved in civil pursuits.

Tangle not affairs of this life,
Complete according to the rules;
Cheating maybe will cause you strife,
That convicts judgment on the fools.

Farmers have the first share of fruit,
Praising God for a blessed yield;
From the hard work in his pursuit,
As the caretaker of the field.

Consider about what I say,
For the Lord gives understanding;
For all that you do every day,
To abide through His commanding.

Copyright ©2023 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD AEAE FGFG HIHI JKJK X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 11010111 01111111 01101101 01010011 01010101 11101110 11110101 01010010 11011011 01100111 1011110 110101001 10101111 01010101 10101111 11010101 10101111 1011011 10110101 1010101 01001111 1011010 111111001 10111010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 848
Words 177
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) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus 2 Timothy 2:1-7

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Written on May 26, 2023

Submitted by richardnsherrer on May 25, 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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