Rarely

"The prisoner, the sick person, the Christian in exile sees in the companionship of a fellow Christian the physical sign of the gracious presence of the triune God. Visitor and visited in loneliness recognize in each other the Christ who is present in the body; they receive and meet each other as one meets the Lord, in reverence, humility, and joy." - Bonhoeffer, Life Together

Admittedly, I rarely see, much less experience, fellowship as something this profound. Is it possible to taste of these depths of Christian exchange without the trials of imprisonment, illness or persecution? Perhaps our Lord reserves this rare sweetness only for such hardship.