Hearts and Voices

November 9, 2015 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

Put to death your worldly sin,
The passionate lust and greed;
Start showing more discipline,
Stop desires as a need.

These are sins, that anger God,
Those who refuse to obey;
Causing them to become flawed,
That has made them go astray.

You had lived that kind of life,
Filled with anger and hatred;
Perversion that had caused strife,
Having sleepless nights in bed.

Stop the cursing and the lies,
Avoid evil in the crowd;
Open your ears and your eyes,
Get your head out of the cloud.

As those whom God elected,
Be humble patient and kind;
Do as He has directed,
Let His spirit ease your mind.

Tolerate one another,
Resolving any complaint;
Always forgive each other,
Anger under a restraint.

Forgive as God forgave you,
Lovingly compassionate;
Harmonious to construe,
So bombs do not detonate.

Let peace of Christ rule your heart,
And be thankful what you got;
Letting you get a fresh start,
Remembering what Christ bought.

Anyone who rejoices,
Will display it in their heart;
And are lifting their voices,
Together as to impart.

C Copyright © 2015 Richard Newton Sherrer

Colossians 3:5-17

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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