human
John, Mary, stand up straight.
gpt
Let your light shine.
human
The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord.
gpt
The spacious firmament on high.
human
Here is the shed door, now every time you do wrong I am going to pound a nail into the door. One by one the nails were pounded into the door, until it was literally filled with nails. The boy did not like the looks of the door, the thought of it began to trouble his conscience. So he spoke to his father about it.
gpt
Well, said his father,
human
I'll tell you what we will do. Every time you are obedient, every time you do a good deed rather than a wrong one, we will pull a nail out.
gpt
Oh, exclaimed the boy,
human
Yes, it was true, for every nail driven in and pulled out a mark was left, and it was an ugly looking door.
gpt
That is the sad thing about it all, said the father,
human
For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much sope, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.
gpt
Take my life and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to thee.