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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>As much as the world around us tries to lure us into self-dependency, God created us for each other. For community. For a life that’s not alone.<br><br>The author of Proverbs said it like this:<br><br>“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”<br>Proverbs 17:17 NIV<br><br>We’ll all face hard times—sometimes when we least expect it. But a friend’s genuine care can mean the world, a sibling’s unconditional love can’t be replaced, and a neighbor’s practical help is priceless. <br><br>We need each other more than we realize: emotionally, practically, and spiritually.<br><br>If you’ve found yourself in a busy season where you’ve unintentionally neglected your true friends or been too busy for your real family, now is the time to reprioritize.<br><br>If there’s unresolved conflict with a friend or family member, and it’s slowly deteriorating the relationship, now is the time to set aside your pride and choose to make things right.<br><br>If you’re silently struggling on your own, now is the moment to let someone in. Give them a call, send them a text, or show up on their doorstep. If you can’t be honest and vulnerable, it will be difficult to get help.<br><br>Not only do you need people, but those same people need you.<br><br>You have strengths, gifts, talents, and a personality that’s unique to you and beneficial to them—and vice versa. Why bury them in the ground, in the name of autonomy, when they can benefit others?<br><br>Sometimes we need to ask for help and sometimes we need to be the help.<br><br>Do you need help, or can you offer it? Could you use a hand, or do you have some extra time, money, advice, or expertise to give? <br><br>If you’re tempted to self-isolate, don’t forget: we were meant to live life together.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I pray for you, you pray for me, we are all a part of God’s body , and I need YOU to survive!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>