J.M.J.\
FORGIVE ME, DEAR LORD
FORGIVE ME, DEAR LORD, FORGIVE ME I PRAY
FOR ALL MY OFFENSES AGAINST YOU TODAY.
YOU KNOW ME, DEAR LORD, MUCH BETTER THAN I,
YOU KNOW THAT YOUR SON I DID TOO CRUCIFY.
MANY TIMES I HAVE PROMISED MY LIFE TO RENEW,
BUT INSTEAD I RESPONDED BY AGAIN HURTING YOU.
I DO NOT, MY DEAR LORD, HAVE ANY EXCUSE
FOR ACCEPTING YOUR LOVE AND RETURNING ABUSE.
LORD, OPEN MY HEART THAT YOUR WORDS I MAY HEAR
AND GIVE THE GRACE THAT I MAY PERSEVERE.
AS I PONDER, DEAR LORD, THE STATE OF MY SOUL,
I ASK THAT THE BLOOD OF YOUR SON MAKE ME WHOLE.
“THY WILL BE DONE”
3-10-2000