Analysis of Chosen People



To whom coming unto Him,
A living stone rejected;
No longer need to feel grim,
To be as one selected.

In His sight being precious,
Being one of His elect;
Under His righteous justice,
Christ as the bridge to connect.

You yourselves like living stones,
Built up for a spiritual home;
Sacrificial when one atones,
Sanctuary whence you roam.

In Zion God lays a stone,
Of those who truly believe;
No shame what they condone,
For salvation they receive.

You who believe have honor,
Rejected by the builders;
A stone that is a fawner,
Another one bewilders.

For some an offensive rock,
A stone causing to stumble;
No insight where they may walk,
Because not being humble.

They are disobedient,
Not being a royal priest;
Because they are deviant,
They are barred from the feast.

You are the generation,
Within the marvelous light;
Part of the holy nation,
Finding favor in His sight.

Prior to mercy and grace,
You were not as His people;
But now welcome to His place,
For your faith in the Gospel.

Copyright ©2022 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme AXAX BCBC XDBD EFEF GHGH XIXI JKJK LMLM NINI G
Poetic Form
Metre 1110101 0101010 1101111 1111010 0111010 1011101 1011010 1101101 1011101 111010001 010111 100111 0101101 1111001 111101 1010101 1101110 0101010 011101 0101010 1110101 0110110 111111 0111010 110100 1100101 0111100 111101 110010 0101001 1101010 1010011 1011001 1011110 1110111 1110010 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,039
Words 226
Sentences 10
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 37
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 81
Words per stanza (avg) 18

About this poem

A Living Stone 1 Peter 2:4-10

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Written on October 19, 2022

Submitted by sir_ricky on October 18, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:07 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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