Analysis of Unified Diversity



I’m a prisoner of the Lord,
And walk in a worthy manner;
While being in one accord,
The cross of Christ as a banner.

Humility and gentleness,
Bearing one another in love;
The feeling of His blessedness,
That is flowing from up above.

I endeavor the unity,
The Spirit in the bond of peace;
In avoiding iniquity,
And all the temptation to cease.

There’s one body and one Spirit,
Being called to the one hope;
As I’m looking to inherit,
Until my calling, I will cope.

For there is one faith and one Lord,
One baptism and Father of all;
God, the Word of a two-edged sword,
Over that has and will befall.

Grace has been given to each one,
According to His good measure;
Unto us a gift through His Son,
Our portion of His treasure.

The measure of the gift of Christ,
When He had ascended on high;
As a captive and sacrificed,
Gave us a gift to sanctify.

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer


Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH AIAI JBJB KLKL B
Poetic Form
Metre 10100101 01001010 1100101 01111010 01000100 10101001 01011100 11101101 10100100 01000111 00100100 01001011 11100110 1011011 11101010 01110111 11111011 110001011 10110111 10110101 11110111 01011110 10101111 10101110 01010111 11101011 1010010 11011100 10101010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 901
Words 202
Sentences 8
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 86
Words per stanza (avg) 21

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Unity in the Body of Christ Ephesians 4:1-8

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Written on April 25, 2024

Submitted by richardnsherrer on April 24, 2024

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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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