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When longtime friends grow apart spiritually

My best friend from childhood and I used to have this beautiful shared practice of prayer and meditation but over the years we've grown in completely different spiritual directions and now when we try to connect on that level it feels forced and hollow.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The sacred bond that once unified you is becoming a source of distance, and neither of you knows how to honor both your individual growth and your shared history.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ancestors in faith — the continuing relationship?”

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