O my God!
Source of all mercy!
I acknowledge Your sovereign power
While recalling the wasted years that are past,
I believe that You, Lord,
can in an instant turn this loss to gain.
Miserable as I am,
yet I firmly believe that You can do all things.

Please restore to me the time lost,
giving me Your grace, both now and in the future,
that I may appear before You in "wedding garments."
Amen.