In the Bible, togetherness is both a blessing God gives and a task he sets: people living in unity, meeting and sharing, and holding together across old divisions. Psalm 133:1 calls it good and pleasant, Ecclesiastes 4:9 says two are better than one, and Jesus prays that his followers “may be one” (John 17:21). Paul’s appeals for unity were written to churches with real disputes: rival factions in Corinth (1 Corinthians 1:12), two women at odds in Philippi (Philippians 4:2),…
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