Day Eighteen // March 9 // Companionship “Shared joy is double joy. Shared sorrow is half sorrow.” – Swedish Proverb –
When Jesus began His ministry, He called followers to come and help Him fish for people. They traveled together, served together, and processed their experiences together. Literally, companionship is one of the hallmarks of the Christian faith. Not only were they involved in the work of ministry, deep bonds were formed around meals, in laughter around a campfire, and in the facing of impossible challenges together. Later the Apostle Peter summarized what they learned from Jesus: “Now that you have purified your souls by your obedience to the truth so that you have genuine mutual love, love one another deeply from the heart” (1 Peter 1:22). As the second century of Christianity began to unfold, the faith had spread throughout the Roman Empire – particularly to some of its great cities, like Rome
