“The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
Sometimes after a loss, a reply comes a little later than usual and your body braces before there's any reason to. Ordinary things can start to carry a weight they never used to. A friend is slow to answer a message, or someone you love coughs through the night, and the mind runs straight to the worst ending.