FELLOWSHIP: WHO NEEDS IT?

We humans are social beings and need fellowship, we need one another! One serious effect of the current pandemic is the loneliness brought on by social distancing: lonely elders in nursing homes and lonely patients in hospital rooms, lonely students separated from their friends. We read reports of a huge increase in adults, adolescents and children seeking treatment for depression.
At the dawn of Creation, Adam saw the birds in flocks, the cattle in herds and even the fish swam in schools. But Adam was all alone. Then LORD said,

“It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”
​(Gen 2:18)

And then God created Eve and presented her to Adam, his counterpart and companion. We all need someone.
Hall of Fame singer/songwriter Bill Withers wrote in this ‘70s classic:
You just call on me brother when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on
Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
Till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on.
How very true! At some point we all will need somebody to lean on. Sometimes even with the best of intentions and having exhausted our supreme effort, as humans, we fail one another. In those times remember:

"The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms"
(Deut. 33:27)