So if you need a stranger to tell you this today, here it is: don't give up hope for goodness in the world.
Protect the kindness in your heart.
Stay firm in your desire for truth and justice.
Rest well so that when the time comes, you can stand up for your principles with integrity and compassion.
And when you look back on your life, you can have a clear conscience knowing that you did all you could to live with honor and righteousness.
Yes, it would be easier to just hole up and avoid the news.
It would be easier to forget the reality that we’re living in.
It would be easier to give up hope.
On some days, despair can look pretty tempting.
I remember that if I can hold onto the goodness in my own heart and not be afraid to live it out, I could perhaps be that message for someone else.
