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In Invite the Holy Spirit into Your Life, you will: learn how the Holy Spirit can change your life through the fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control; explore the fruits of the Spirit through real-life stories, examples from the Old and New Testaments, and the wisdom of the Church; examine how you are cultivating the fruits of the Spirit in your own life. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, St. Paul wrote to the Galatians. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23, 25). Those words are just as relevant and powerful for you today as they were for the Galatians. In Invite the Holy Spirit into Your Life, Deanna G. Bartalini draws on her own story, sacred Scripture, the lives of the saints, and the wisdom of the Church to explore how to grow in each of the fruits of the Spirit. You can record your own insights right in the journal, then bring those thoughts to your small faith-sharing group for further discussion. And as with all the Stay Connected journals, guided prayers and space to journal your own prayer helps you forge a deeper, living connection with Jesus. Stay Connected Journals for Catholic Women help you deepen your connection with Christ through inspiring stories, reflections, Scripture study, and prompts for prayer and journaling. Each journal explores a different path to spiritual growth in seven short, easy-to-complete chapters--perfect for individuals or small faith-sharing groups!

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Deanna Bartalini offers solid advice on intentionally nurturing the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. God has planted the seeds; this study provides both inspiration and motivation to foster their growth. The author's straight talk about her own spiritual journey encourages you to pray, hope, and act. This powerful study will help you open your heart to what the Holy Spirit can do in your life, and how you can share the Fruits of the Spirit with those around you. --Barb Szyszkiewicz, editor, CatholicMom.com Through her own vulnerabilities and candid witness, Deanna Bartalini shows us that growth in virtue and the cultivation of the fruits of the Spirit is a life-long work. Wherever you are today, this study will help you connect with God in prayer, and dive into his Word, so that the little lessons of the Spirit, and even the not-so-little ones, may take root and flourish in you. --Pat Gohn, author of ALL IN: Why belonging to the Catholic Church Matters, and BLESSED, BEAUTIFUL, and BODACIOUS: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood Invite the Holy Spirit into Your Life by Deanna G. Bartalini encourages women to take time out of our busy schedules to cultivate a life rooted in prayer and Scripture reflection. Through Biblical examples and personal experiences, Deanna guides us in exploring the spiritual fruitfulness that comes from communing with God and practicing virtue. This study helps us recognize the fruits of the Spirit we naturally have, the ones we need to nurture, and practical ways to develop them in our lives. Each chapter is filled with prayer, Scripture quotes, reflection questions, and space to ponder. --Sarah Damm, writer at sarahdamm.com

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