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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I would like to thank each and everyone of you for your thoughts and prayers for me and my family. Home-going celebration is this Thursday \u2013 please pray for traveling mercy. <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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thank you,<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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Dr. JT<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: WEEKEND DEVOTIONAL: Desperate for Him<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Praying <br clear=all><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tom Bodendorfer<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Jun 7, 2025 at 7:51<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>\u202f</span>PM Dr. Joyce Taylor <<a href="mailto:dr.joycetaylor56@gmail.com">dr.joycetaylor56@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Desperate for Him<br>It\u2019s tempting to think we\u2019re strong, we\u2019re capable, and \u201cwe\u2019ve got this.\u201d But in reality, we are powerless on our own. We desperately need God\u2014every moment of every day.<br><br>We wouldn\u2019t be here if He didn\u2019t create us. We wouldn\u2019t live if He didn\u2019t sustain us. We wouldn\u2019t flourish if He didn\u2019t guide, protect, and empower us. <br><br>The author of 1 Chronicles knew the importance of depending on God. He said:<br><br>\u201cSeek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!\u201d<br>1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV<br><br>In a world that\u2019s constantly focused on itself, it\u2019s crucial to recognize our need to depend on God. We need His strength, we need His power, and\u2014to put it simply\u2014we just need Him! <br><br>If you\u2019re feeling confident in your own self-sufficiency, ask yourself: Who made this world? Who created my body, my mind, and my soul? My eyes, my legs, my lungs? Who has the power to save\u2014or to destroy? Who holds the keys to life?<br><br>Just as we continually need air, we need the power and presence of God to sustain our every move. <br><br>So how can we seek His strength and presence continually? By staying connected to Him: talking to Him throughout the day, prioritizing Him in the midst of busy schedules, humbly asking for His power. <br><br>God will never deny a heart that is genuinely seeking Him. <br><br>So come to Him with your weakness and He will give you strength. Come to Him with your questions, your needs, and your wants, and He will give you Himself. And that is the very best thing of all. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I come to Him asking for comfort and strength as my family lays my younger sister, Debbie, to rest in NJ. Please pray for the Michael/Taylor family. Thank you.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>