Belonging means inviting others just as they are, not asking them to fit in. It grows from deep listening, creating safe, culturally aware spaces, and choosing love and acceptance. Belonging calls us to embrace differences and build communities rooted in compassion and mutual respect.

This article invites us to rethink Christian friendship—not just as shared interests or accountability, but as living as one body in Christ. True community means bearing joy and sorrow together, forming lives that are deeply intertwined, where love is both the means and the end.