When Missing Someone Still Hurts

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I could feel it stroll down my cheek. A single tear, quiet but steady. They say time heals, but I am not sure that is true.

Yesterday was one of those days that caught me off guard. A photo memory popped up on my feed, a frozen moment from a different time, a different version of life. One where the laughter came easier and the room felt a little fuller.

I sat there for a while, staring at it, caught between gratitude and ache.

From loved ones who have passed on, to breakups that left us undone, to people who have simply drifted away. Missing someone can leave a beautiful ache that sits quietly beneath the surface. It does not shout. It just lingers.

But here is what I am learning: grief doesn't mean you lack faith. It means you loved deeply. It means your heart remembers what mattered most.

Psalm 34:18 says, "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."

That verse has always felt like a warm hand on my shoulder. Because when grief feels fresh, when a song, a scent, or a memory reopens something I thought had healed, I have come to see it not as a step backward, but as an invitation.

An invitation to bring it back to God. To sit with Him in the remembering. To trust that He holds every story, both the joy that was and the ache that remains.

Maybe healing isn't about forgetting after all. Maybe it's about learning to carry the memory with gratitude instead of pain, trusting that love never really leaves. It just changes form.

And one day, that ache will meet peace. Not because the story ended, but because God will finish it in His presence.

Much Love & Blessings,

Ramzi

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Family Corner

If you are missing someone, say their name in prayer tonight. Thank God for the memories, and ask Him to hold what still hurts. Gratitude is healing in motion. Tell your family stories about the person you miss. Keeping their memory alive honors what they meant to you and teaches those around you that grief and love coexist.

Relationship Insight

Reach out to someone you love but have not spoken to in a while. Sometimes healing begins with a simple message: "Thinking of you today." You never know when your text might arrive exactly when someone needed to feel remembered. Do not let distance or time convince you it is too late to reconnect.

Mental Health Minute

When a wave of sadness hits, breathe deeply and whisper, "God, thank You for letting me love this deeply." Let peace replace guilt for still feeling the ache. You are not weak for missing someone. You are human, and your heart was designed to attach, to love, to remember. Honor that rather than trying to rush past it.

Financial Wisdom

Loss and change can shift how we see provision. If life looks different now, trust that God's faithfulness has not changed. He will provide for the new season you are in. Maybe you lost a job. Maybe someone who contributed financially is no longer here. God sees the gap and He is already making a way.

Physical Health

Tears are not weakness. They are release. Let them fall if they need to. Sometimes the soul heals through what the body lets out. Grief can show up as exhaustion, tightness in your chest, or heaviness in your limbs. Be gentle with your body as it processes what your heart is carrying.

"The ache you feel is proof that what you had was real, and love like that never truly ends."

P.S. If you are reading this while missing someone today, know that your grief is seen. It matters. And it does not mean your faith is weak. It means your heart is full of a love that transcends time and distance. God honors that.

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Lord,
Thank You for the people and seasons that shaped my heart.
When the ache of missing someone returns, remind me that You are near, that love never ends where loss begins.
Help me carry their memory with peace, not pain.
And teach me to find comfort in knowing that every tear is seen and every heart is held by You.
Amen.

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