I see way too much of this in the church!

The sonnet “The Sin of Shattered Trust” condemns the act of breaking confidence and falsely claiming to be a fixer. It portrays betraying trust as a profound sin that defiles sacred bonds and leaves the soul in betrayal. The poem criticizes the prideful boast of mending what one has broken, emphasizing that true healing cannot come from deceit. It concludes with a call to repent and seek redemption, warning of the lasting spiritual consequences of such betrayal.

To break a trust, a sacred bond of heart,
And boast as fixer, mending what is torn,
Is sin profound, a vile and wretched art,
That leaves the soul in shadows, lost, forlorn.
The whispered secrets, shared in quiet faith,
Are pearls entrusted to a keeper’s care;
To cast them wide, to scorn their tender wraith,
Is to defile the truth we swore to bear.
No healer thou, who breaks what others mend,
Thy hollow claims but echo in the night.
The fixer’s crown is not for thee to bend,
For lies and pride eclipse thy fleeting light.
Repent, and seek the grace to make amends,
Lest broken trusts thy soul forever rend.