Theologian and author J.I. Packer says;

"The Greek word for fellowship comes from a common or shared root. So fellowship means common participation in something either by giving what you have to the other person or receiving what they have. Give and take is the essence of fellowship, and give and take must be the way of fellowship in everyday life of the body of Christ." Christian fellowship is two-dimensional, and it has to be vertical before it can be horizontal. 

Knowing and being known are two of our deepest needs as relational beings. The communal nature of our faith wasn't an accident; in fact, it was designed this way with great intention and purpose. We were created for life-giving relationships and fellowship with one another. We are better together, and that's the way God intended it! 

Yet we desire to be more connected digitally while being more lonely physically than ever before. Digital personas are just as showy as they are shallow. We're made to thrive in fellowship with others. And yet the world tells us all the time that the best way to live is only for ourselves. Cutting yourself off from others is the safe way to live, the simple way to live, and yet the worldly way to live. Get what's yours, and don't let anyone or anything stand in your way. But this is not Jesus' way of living.

A famous African proverb says, "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

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