Our Father which art in heaven let me come back to Thy kingdom. Bless my
wife Edith and our little Marjorie and give them to me again. I am not
worthy of them; I have sinned against them and against Thee. I have been
drunken, adulterous, heartless, but from this night I will be good
again. I will try with all my soul, and with Thy help I will succeed.
Teach me to be strong. Forgive me my trespasses and help Edith to
forgive them. Make my wife beautiful in my sight and make all those
other beautiful faces ugly in my eyes so that I shall see only Edith as
I used to.
Grant me freedom from the wicked woman who will not let me go; don't let
Rose carry out her threats; don't let her wreck my home; make her
understand that I am doing my duty; make her love some one else; make
her forget me. How can I be true to my sin and true to Thee! Help me
out of these depths, O Lord, that I may walk in the narrow path and
escape destruction.
To-morrow I am going back to my wife and my child with words of love and
humility on my lips.
Give me back my home again, O God. Amen.