Philemon 1:15-16-16, 15-16 AMP
[15] Perhaps it was for this reason that he was separated from you for a while, so that you would have him back forever, [16] no longer as a slave, but [as someone] more than a slave, as a brother [in Christ], especially dear to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh [as a servant] and in the Lord [as a fellow believer]

May God comfort you all brethren.