Variety: Ecclesiastes 4v9-12

9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labour:
10 if either of them falls down, one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. (Ecclesiastes 4)

In any relationship (both family and friend) it is important to ensure that when one of you ‘falls’ – or, in more everyday language is battling poor mental health, redundancy, or bereavement – that the other takes active steps to ‘reach out and help’ them

In any relationship (both family and friend)  we can get so consumed with each other or the busyness of daily life that we forget that ‘three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken’. This unshakeable unity derives from the third cord, which is God himself. Because ultimately, the foundation of any flourishing relationship is Christ