Friendship

November 9, 2015 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

Keep praying and pay attention,
Offering prayers of thanksgiving;
Prayers that will need intervention,
With conflicts where you are living.

Pray that God will give us a chance,
To spread the mystery of Christ;
That will allow us to advance,
The reason He was sacrificed.

It is because this mystery,
That I am still a prisoner;
For as part of my history,
In being a parishioner.

Pray that I make it very clear,
So everyone understands;
That God is loving them so dear,
And eager with His helping hands.

A greater love is from no one,
Who is willing to be a friend;
In giving the life of His Son,
That others may not comprehend.

Be wise in the way that you act,
Toward those who are on the outside;
Show some discretion and great tact,
To enable them to abide.

Anything you say should be kind,
As well as being well thought out;
On the things that will ease their mind,
So it never leaves any doubt.

I am telling you so you know,
Just what and how we are doing;
The direction you need to go,
And what you should be pursuing.

I consider you as a friend,
Which no one has a greater love;
A friendship that will never end,
Because God helps us from above.

C Copyright © 2015 Richard Newton Sherrer

Colossians 4:2-15

About Richard Newton Sherrer

Richard Sherrer is actually retired from the United States Air Force about 14 years ago. He had lived in Korea while in the Air Force in 1972 and 1973. You might be asking yourself what brought him back to Korea. I guess you could say that it was a lot of love here, for the country, the people and especially for a Christian woman that he met on the Internet. She convinced him to return to be with her. So he came originally to teach English in July of 2000. They were married July of 2001. Now turned poet which is subject that is near and dear to his heart. His love for Christ and God is an inspiration to all who read his poetry.

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