That s what Jesus was saying to this woman. She thought she needed healing, but her deepest need was for community. Jesus clearly taught the importance of a communal emphasis, not a private religion. Fosdick says we all need to learn to say our instead of my. Creation itself consists in putting things together in a community.
All life requires a support system, a community.
We are made for community. Since today is Father's Day, we are reminded to think about family. Everybody knows they need family. We need that caring community to nurture us through the challenges of life. When we think we can do without our fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters, we usually find ourselves desperately unhappy.