Sentence outlines tend to help with grammar. They help you organize clauses to figure out internal punctuation such as commas or semicolons. They also help you make sure you have a completed thought.
The word <em>wishing </em>is used as a participle in this case. Although gerunds and participles look the same, they are used in different senses - gerunds generally denote nouns, whereas participles have more of an adverbial meaning.
TO FORGIVE HIM OF HIS WORDS
Is there a certain number of sentences you have to write ?
The reader has to keep very careful track of the character