Ditto to what Denny said. Your abf had that choice to take that first drink and continue drinking. Nobody's holding a gun to his head to do it.
"I just hope and pray that he will one day come down the correct path."
Designer - I too used to hope and pray that very same thing about my AH. Now I have changed it to "hope and pray that I will one day come down the correct path" and I pray for MY recovery. Please, shift the focus to you. You deserve it.