Stretch, Strengthen, & Walk in Faith
By Stephanie Rodriguez
Stretch, Strengthen, & Walk in FaithJun 25, 2022
Hope for Holiness
Strive for holiness. It will bring you health & happiness in each of your present moments. By creating holy moments, we help one another grow closer to Jesus and prepare our souls for our glorious eternal life in Heaven.
TRUST
The Holy Spirit is God embodied in you - your best self.
Let us work to place our trust in God.
An hour of Eucharistic Adoration
Could you not stay with me for an hour? Love, Jesus
"Look, it's your friend Jesus!"
John 3: 16 ~ "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life."
A prayer for Hope
We all feel defeated at work sometimes. In prayer, Jesus met me in my struggle and lifted me to a place of Hope with these words. I pray they bring the hope for the future that you need to get you through this moment.
Thank you Jesus!
The Wellness Garden
Happy Dreaming!
We agreed that…
Dreams can take a very long time to achieve, but if we keep going, we can always get one step closer to them.
We might need help along the way, but a dream is never impossible- even though it may seem so right now.
If we have a positive purpose behind our dreams, there’s no such thing as a bad dream.
What's your current dream?
Night time reflection ~ Wellness to me
1 Corinthians 9:16 tells us, "If I preach the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for necessity has been laid upon me. Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel."
God's Unconditional Love
Then will you be happy?
I have learned happiness is the result of a series of cause and effects: When we spend time with God, we realize how blessed we are by God, which motivates our healthy routines, which inspires us to desire holiness, which leads to us feeling happy. Daily happiness starts with spending time with God, on a daily basis.
Psalm 37: 4 ~ "Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart."
Place your trust in God
The Learning Curves of Life
Jesus teaches us how to love more deeply in marriage through the learning curves of life.
A Prayer for Peace
Ask God for what you really need. He cares for you. He will bring you peace. Expect miracles.
1 Peter 5:7 ~ "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you."
A Prayer for Healing
During the Light of the World retreat I attended, a priest shared, "God doesn't want to just heal you ~ He wants to resurrect you".
At confession, another priest consoled me as he said, "Don't let fears of the future rob you of today's hope."
I recorded this to offer a special healing prayer for all who need it. Let us place our deep need for physical healing in God's loving arms.
The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary~ prayed on Saturdays and Mondays
May God bring you peace, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Pro life: A prayer reflection for the Legal Protection of the Unborn Children
January 22, 2021
Being unwell stems from being overwhelmed and feeling under prepared.
God brings us peace and prepares us perfectly for everything He brings us to- especially caring for the most precious life of a newborn child.
Jesus gave His life for us, let's dedicate our lives to standing up for the unborn babies who can't save themselves.
"We are called to act with justice. We are called to love tenderly. We are called to serve one another... to walk humbly with God."
Go to the website smilesbystephanie.weebly.com to check out the book God's Love for us which I reference.
Impatience with God's Perfect Timing
A prayer for patience. Show me the way, Lord. Guide me in my struggles, increasing my resilience and patience through Your love and control.
Family Rosary: Praying together- far apart, but close at heart
The Glorious Mysteries prayed on Wednesdays and Sundays. :)