Prayer for a Brother

Sending out a little prayer to the universe, to the ancestors, to my mom and dad in the afterlife, begging their attention and asking them to please be with my dear brother today as he takes the bravest step of his life and confronts/admits his illness.

Please give him the courage to admit that he's not well. Please give him the strength to do whatever he has to do to regain his sanity, to return to himself, to his family, his children and his wife. Please be with him, guide him, let him not feel alone and scared.

The years that have brought him to this place have been chaotic and frightening and the journey back to good health will likely be arduous but today, he is poised to take this step in the right direction and let us all hope and pray that it is the first of many steps forward.

My brother is sensitive, smart, caring, athletic, funny, analytical and stubborn. We all miss him because for the past few years, he has been spiraling away from us and growing more and more paranoid and angry. We all hope that once he is healthy again, he will have little or no memory of the way he has behaved the past few years. We all want to move ahead and put the past few years behind us and leave them there. We want to see my brother re-emerge and take control of his life again. We want to see him at home with his kids and his wife, enjoying their life together. It will not be an easy journey but please god, let it begin today.
Let our hopes not be in vain.