Poetry

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I appeal for mercy from God,
You be a living sacrifice;
Holy acceptable to laud,
Spiritual worship to suffice.

Do not be conformed to this place,
Rather renewal of your mind;
Accepting Christ as you embrace,
Received as perfectly aligned.

For by the grace given to me,
Each one of you not to think;
With sober judgment you will see,
A measure of faith be in sync.

One body has many members,
But do not have the same function;
Greater good by greater numbers,
Through the same goal in conjunction.

So we are one body in Christ,
Members of one to another;
A common goal as sacrificed,
To each sister and brother.

The gifts according to His grace,
Proportioned to faith as to serve;
Someone who teaches face to face,
Another to prophesy a curve.

Someone reveals a mystery,
That is explained within the Word;
A pastor in a ministry,
With the belief in what is heard.

To entice with exhortation,
Contributes to simplicity;
Having zeal towards exploration,
Giving spiritual dignity.

Copyright © 2021 Richard Newton Sherrer

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