Analysis of Collective Appeal

Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)



I would like you to know,
About the grace of God;
Of what the churches show,
How to honor and laud.

A test in affliction,
A trial that is severe;
Joy is an addiction,
With wealth that is sincere.

For they gave to their means,
As I can testify;
The Holy Spirit cleans,
No more His Word defy.

Pray for us earnestly,
Favor of taking part;
As humbled modestly,
For relief in the heart.

Not as expected,
But gave first to the Lord;
So sin is rejected,
To be in one accord.

Insomuch desired,
To do what has begun;
That grace is acquired,
As from God through the Son.

To excel in all things,
In faith, speech, and wisdom;
That the love of Christ brings,
Access to His Kingdom.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme AXAX BCBC DEDE FGFG XHXH IBIB JKJK X
Poetic Form
Metre 111111 010111 110101 111001 010010 0101101 111010 111101 111111 11110 010101 111101 111100 101101 110100 101001 11010 111101 111010 110101 1010 111101 111010 111101 101011 011010 101111 11110 10101010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 683
Words 135
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 68
Words per stanza (avg) 17

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Encouragement to Give Generously 2 Corinthians 8:1–7

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Written on September 03, 2021

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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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