This letter is to a brother, a friend, those who are important to me. This letter is written because I've noticed something in you. You seem a bit distraught...a bit distant. You're struggling right now. Life is hard and it's been beating down on you lately. I can honestly say I know how you feel. Not a week goes by that I don't doubt myself.
Still, I want you to know that I've noticed how you feel. I want you to know that your life is important. Your presence is felt...and it matters. I'm praying for you. And if that doesn't matter to you, that's okay. Doubt and bitterness are a part of life, too. Cherry-coating things doesn't help. Shit happens and sometimes life sucks. Sometimes nothing anyone can say will make you feel better. But you...well, I know you. You can rise above. You can choose to stay positive. You don't have to believe you're worth it—I can believe that for you right now. You should know, though, that you are worth it. You're worth the life you live. Rise above the things that bring you down. Why? I can't answer that for you. But I can stand by your side and say that there are good days and bad days. We live for the good days and we embrace them. Keep moving forward. The road ahead is open and waiting for you. I'll end with a line from a great song by Matt Maher called "Hold Us Together"—"[Love] won't fix your life in five easy steps...but it's all you need / And I'll be my brother's keeper, so the whole world will know that we're not alone / This is the first day of the rest of your life."
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