The Ascended Christ

November 25, 2016 by Richard Newton Sherrer Leave a Comment

As a prisoner of the Lord,
I am living the kind of life;
With desire of one accord,
As I cope through the midst of strife.

Be gentle as well as humble,
In all you through every way;
So you will not ever stumble,
Never detour and go astray.

Be patient with one another,
Through peace that ties you together;
Lovingly accept each other,
Maintain oneness as you gather.

Try to maintain the unity,
The Holy Spirit has given;
As you maintain your dignity,
About your ticket up to Heaven.

There is one body and Spirit,
The same as called to hope and share;
For knowing what you inherit,
And showing how much you do care.

One baptism and of one Lord,
And one faith in a triune God;
One Father as loved and adored,
That we will still honor and laud.

Who is everything,
Overall and everywhere;
And all the gifts that He does bring,
For all of us to use and share.

His favor is given to you,
Gifts to each woman and to man;
Measured out to us to be true,
By Christ who gave it in His plan.

Jesus went to the highest place,
Took captive who had captured you;
Ensured forgiveness with the grace,
Guiding everything that you do.

What does it mean that He went up,
After going down into the deep;
To rid lethal sin in the cup,
While causing Satan to sleep.

Copyright © 2016 Richard Newton Sherrer

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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