1 John 1:9 in Poems

 Here are three poetic renditions of **1 John 1:9** ("If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness") in different styles:

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### **1. HYSSOP’S PROMISE**  

*(Confessional Sonnet)*  

*"If words of guilt spill from my aching chest,*  

*Not hidden like Adam in Eden’s shade—*  

*But raw, unveiled, in trembling honesty pressed,*  

*Then heaven’s court decrees my debt is paid.*  

*For faithful is He who swore by His own name,*  

*And just—because the Lamb has claimed my place.*  

*No partial pardon, no remaining shame,*  

*But hyssop-scrubbed till no stain I can trace.*  

*Oh, mercy’s math! My ‘I’m sorry’ so small*  

*Met with His ‘Cleansed!’ in cosmic reply.*  

*The ledger now reads ‘Nothing owed at all’—*  

*Sealed by the blood-drops that blot out the lie.*  

*Come, see this wonder: rebel turned royal heir,*  

*Not by my worth, but His justice laid bare."*  

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### **2. DOUBLE CURE**  

*(Rhyming Couplet Prayer)*  

*"Two gifts flow from confession’s painful knife:*  

*Forgiveness’ balm, then cleansing for new life.*  

*Not pardoned yet still dirty—no!—He gives*  

*A washing that makes dead bones dance and live.*  

*His faithfulness won’t let His promise bend,*  

*His justice sees the Cross and calls me ‘Friend’."*  

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### **3. THE AUDIT**  

*(Free Verse Liturgy)*  

*"Say it—*  

*The sin you’ve sugarcoated,*  

*The debt you’ve dodged,*  

*The rot you’ve wrapped in ‘I’m only human.’*  

*Say it,*  

*And hear heaven’s gavel fall—*  

*‘Paid in full by Another’s wounds.’*  

*Now stand,*  

*Not just forgiven,*  

*But scrubbed,*  

*Scoured,*  

*Sterilized in glory-light,*  

*Until even your shadow*  

*Radiates ‘Redeemed!’"*  

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**Scriptural Threads:**  

- *Psalm 51:7* (Hyssop cleansing)  

- *Hebrews 10:22* (Washed pure)  

- *Micah 7:19* (Trampled sins)  

Each poem highlights 1 John 1:9’s twin graces: *pardon* and *purification*. ✝️💦