Loss and pain
Losing a friend
Losing a friendship through death, distance, or drifting apart, with its own kind of emptiness.
What the Bible can tell you
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and doesn't have another to lift him up.
Ecclesiastes 4:10
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13
A friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
A human reading
A friend holds a unique place, and losing one can go unnoticed by others. It is valid to acknowledge that pain. You can look for other bonds without replacing what is gone.
This page offers reflection and companionship; it does not replace a professional. If what you feel weighs heavily or lasts for weeks, talk with someone you trust or with a health professional.