Dream of Saint Joseph, Gerard Seghers, c. 1625-1630

1. Men Must Bear the Burdens of Other Men: There are burdens in a man’s life that can only be carried by other men. “Bear one another’s burdens and so you will fulfill the law of Christ.  (Gal 6:2)

2. Men Are Sharpened By Other Men: There is a 'sharpening' that a man can only experience when in the presence and fellowship of other men, particularly his peers: “Iron is sharpened by iron; one person sharpens another” (Prov 27:17).

3. Men Need Mentoring From Other Men: There is a mentoring that a man can only receive from another man and exercise toward another man. Paul himself told Timothy, “You have followed my teaching, way of life, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra, persecutions that I endured. Yet from all these things the Lord delivered me.” (2 Tim 3:10-11). It takes a man to train a man to be a man. Thus, one can assume that a man who is not surrounded by godly men is not becoming a godly man.

4. Men Partner In Ministry With Other Men: There is a kind of partnership in labor and ministry that a man can only truly share with another man. A man cannot carry out his labor and ministry on his own; at least, that’s not how God instructs it when Scripture says “Two are better than one: They get a good wage for their toil. If the one falls, the other will help the fallen one. But woe to the solitary person! If that one should fall, there is no other to help.” (Eccl 4:9-10). He needs other men to come—or fellowship—with other men.

5. Men Experience Depth of Relationship With Other Men: There is a depth of friendship that a man was designed to experience with another man. Proverbs 18:24 says, “There are friends who bring ruin but there are true friends more loyal than a brother” A man who exhibits wisdom in his relationships is a man who has close relationships.
   
   Accompaniment: "No one walks this journey alone. God desires to give us strength and joy through the men and women who walk with us." 

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    “Men Need A Band Of Brothers”

St. Edward’s Men’s Group Led Attendance At Men's Catholic  Conference. Click to read article on the Diocese of Bridgeport Website