notesbynora

Sometimes comfort comes in extraordinary places. Other times it comes simply and unexplainably close to the heart. 

It isn’t delivered in a sermon – though it could be. It isn’t in a grand moment either. Sometimes, it is in an ordinary place on an ordinary day — a word, a memory, a small reminder found when we weren’t even looking for it.

This happened to me this morning in a note I found. 

There are seasons in life when someone we love is no longer beside us the way they once were. The chair is empty. The laughter is no longer heard.  And we wonder how love is supposed to continue when presence has changed.

But love was never built on proximity.

Love is not measured in how close someone stands to us, how often we hear their voice, or how many times we see them walk through a door. Love is something deeper — something God created to live beyond distance, beyond time, and beyond our understanding.

Scripture reminds us in Romans 8:38-39 that nothing can separate us from the love of God. If God’s love is not limited by distance or even by death, then the love He places in our hearts carries that same imprint. It does not simply end because circumstances change.

Sometimes we receive small reminders — a memory, a familiar song, a handwritten note, a sudden peace that settles over us. We may not be able to explain them, but they gently reassure us: love is still present.

Grief often whispers, You’ve lost them. But love answers, You still belong to each other.

God, in His kindness, understands how human hearts ache. And now and then, He allows us a moment of comfort — not to take away the longing, but to strengthen hope. A reminder that relationships shaped by love are not erased. They are simply held differently now.

We may not always see the ones we miss. We may not hear their voices the way we once did. But love does not disappear when someone is not around.

It remains — steady, faithful, and remembered — carried safely in the hands of God.

Prayer:
Lord, thank You for the love You allow us to share with others. When our hearts ache, and we miss those dear to us, give us peace and gentle reminders that love is never wasted and never lost. Help us trust that what is held by You is always held securely. Amen.