Analysis of Supporting Appreciation



O rejoice in the Lord greatly,
That now at length you have revived;
You were indeed concerned lately,
The opportunity survived.

Not speaking of being in need,
Learning in a situation;
To be content when I succeed,
In being a new creation.

For I know how to be brought low,
And the knowledge how to rebound;
I have learned about where to go,
And where the abundance is found.

I can do all things through His strength,
While I share my affliction;
That I persevere any length,
Avoiding sinful addiction.

You know that in the beginning,
No church entered in partnership;
Since the people had kept sinning,
Because of the poor leadership.

You did send me help for my needs,
Not that I was seeking a gift;
But the fruit that you sent exceeds,
Gives a motivational lift.

I have received my full payment,
While in being well supplied;
The sweet smell of the fresh pavement,
Is covering those that have lied.

For my God will supply each need,
In glory allowed by His wealth;
Through Christ Jesus able to feed,
Giving you good spiritual health.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GDGD HIHI JKJK LMLM CNCN X
Poetic Form
Metre 10100110 11111101 10010110 0010001 11011001 1000010 11101101 01001010 11111111 00101101 11101111 01001011 11111111 1111010 11001101 01010010 11100010 1110010 10101110 0110110 11111111 11111001 10111101 1001001 11011110 1010101 01110110 11001111 11110111 01001111 11101011 101110001 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,083
Words 231
Sentences 9
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 33
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 95
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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God's Provision Philippians 4:10-19

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Written on January 22, 2022

Submitted by richards.77936 on January 21, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:09 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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