Analysis of A Holy Living Call



Prepare your mind for action,
And being sober-minded:
This place has no attraction,
Causing you to be blinded.

Set hope fully on the grace,
Brought by the revelation;
Not enticed upon this place,
And be a new creation.

Be not conformed to passions,
Of your former ignorance;
Go in obedient fashions,
With spiritual tolerance.

He who called you is holy,
Be holy in your conduct;
Of heavenly thoughts solely,
As Christ Jesus did instruct.

You shall be holy as He,
Calling God as your Father;
Who judges that He does see,
And Jesus as Your Brother.

Conducting yourself with fear,
Through your time of exile;
Show love, honor, and revere,
So that you will not defile.

Knowing that you were ransomed,
Not with perishable things;
Rather becoming blossomed,
As to what His body brings.

With the precious blood of Christ,
Like a lamb without blemish;
Because He was sacrificed,
Having the love that you cherish.

Known before the foundation,
That He was made manifest;
For your sake of salvation,
By the Father, you are blest.

Who through Him are believers,
Who raised Jesus from the dead;
Through your faith as receivers,
Hope in the glory has fed.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,190
Words 252
Sentences 11
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 41
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 85
Words per stanza (avg) 18

About this poem

Called to Be Holy 1 Peter 1:13-21

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Written on December 13, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on December 12, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:15 min read
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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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