<p>Our biggest fear is being separated from the communities we belong to: our marriages, our families, our friends, our churches, our God. We may know, deep down, that we will never be fully separated from them, but even the slightest distance or aloofness can feel devastating. The moment we sense that distancing beginning, we fight for closeness again. And we have no shortage of strategies: begging more, caring extra, praying harder. But what if the fear of separation is only a perception, and not reality? Would that change your strategy The answer can be found in the story of the Cross. </p>