Another awesome conversation! One thing that came to mind that Yeshua was pointing out to me recently is that we are the branches that need to be individually connected firmly to Him, the Vine. He wants us all to be one in unity, but often people emphasize their intimacy with other believers and they are missing their intimacy with Him. I think once we are firmly grafted into the Vine, then we can enjoy our fellowship with the other branches, knowing that our unity stems from our intimacy with Him. This might explain why some people leave the church scene and then feel free to connect back later. Once we have our identity solely in Him, we aren't threatened by our differences, we just see where we are like Him and we joyfully embrace that in each other!