Hey everybody, Erica here with Team Lucado.

Wanted to share some exciting news with you all, Max's brand new book you were made for this moment.

Inspired by the timeless and timely story of Esther is available now wherever books are sold.

Hi everybody. Max Lakato here from my home to yours.

Thanks so much for joining me for today's

encouraging word. Hi, friends, I'm Max Lakato, and I wanted to give you an early preview of a book. It's called,

You are never alone. You are never alone. This book is a child of

the quarantine. I completed it during the days of coronavirus. This crisis exacerbated an already rampant

epidemic of isolation and depression. Administrators of one of the

largest hospitals in America cite, believe it or not, loneliness is a major reason for overcrowded

emergency rooms.

Parkland Hospital of Dallas, Texas made this startling discovery.

They were looking for ways to unclog their system.

And they found that the number one determinant for repeat visits to the ER was, guess what? A sense of loneliness.

The ER provided attention, kindness, and care, hence the multiple return visits. These patients,

they wanted to know that someone cares.

Don't we all?

Don't we all?

That's why we're going to spend some time exploring the miracles of Jesus as recorded in the Gospel of John.

The Apostle of Apostle John, he wanted us to believe that someone cares. He wanted us to

set our weight fully upon the strength of this loving God. He wanted us to know you're never

alone. So John selects for his gospel a series or a section of signs, these miracles. And these miracles, they run

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