dear future us

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Dear future us:

We made it. We survived. We got through every single day of disorder and we've arrived at a beautiful tomorrow at last, LIVING at last, free and joyful and TOGETHER.
But this isn't a time for platitudes. We had to suffer hell to get where we are now, because there was terrific dross in us that needed to be burned away, and our hidden hold revealed & refined.
God has worked miracles in our life by grace, and we know that VERY clearly. He refused to lose us. He refused to let us die. And now we get to LIVE.
Don't ever take this miracle for granted. Your-- OUR-- life, our hope, our future, has been RESTORED to us as a GIFT of LOVE, so now, LIVE AS A GIFT OF LOVE to God and to the world that we've been cut off from for so long. REJOICE, and now be a WITNESS to the HOPE God has realized in our heart!

Treasure your family. They are precious & irreplaceable & YOURS.

Treasure your System. You belong to each other in ardent devotion. Together you will ALWAYS have joy.

Treasure your faith. Prioritize it and it will illuminate everything else with truth, beauty, and goodness.

Treasure your talents. God gave them to you to continue His work of creative imagination & love.
 
Treasure your experiences. Your body & senses, environment & challenges, are all gems to cherish.

Treasure YOURSELF, embraced by and embracing all of your life. Keep your heart sweet. Keep your heart open. YOU MATTER.