O Ezra, hear the prayers of this humble sinner.
Lord, I am guilty of the sin of pride. A tension has been growing in me over the past weeks, making me feel as though there has been some event, some happening that is just around the corner and waiting for me to discover it. Then my companions and I found ourselves in a situation strange indeed: we awoke in a Falkovnian prison along with three score strangers, with no memory of the three months that had passed.
After reflection, I saw that this was a test of our faith. And if it was not, as the wise Brother Emil used to tell me, it was a good idea to treat it as though it were. I prayed for guidance and kept up with the rituals of cleanliness and purity as proscribed by Your divine grace. I knew immediately that these prisoners had to be freed. Knowing what I do of Falkovnian law, many or most of these prisoners were guilty of no wrong-doing. As is written in your third book of scripture, it is a greater sin to imprison an innocent than to release a criminal into society — I knew that even if it meant I was freeing evildoers I was obligated to free the innocents among the prisoners.
I am disgusted by my attempts to curry favour with You, Lord. I freed many people on our last day there, and saw many fall, but I fear my motives were not pure. I fear along with my desire to help the unjustly imprisoned was a drive to raise myself in Your estimation, to prove my worth as Your dedicated servant. Such a self-serving attitude is why I may never be among the ranks of Your Chosen.
But no, I shall not give up, for I have accepted You into my heart and I know Your love is boundless. I will consult with the friars at Ste Mere Des Larmes and meditate with them on the nature of my faith. I have found their insight useful in the past, and perhaps they can even help me unravel the mystery of what happened during our missing three months.
In the name of Our Guardian in the Mists, protect us as we walk the pathways of this world and guide us to those of the next. Forgive our sins and grant us the wisdom to forgive ourselves.
Amen.