<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Gretchen Rodriguez ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gretchen Rodriguez ]]></description><link>https://www.gretchenrodriguez.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 06:59:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.gretchenrodriguez.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[From Pressure to Peace: Who God Says You Are Changes Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven’t blogged in over two years, but this year has been transformative, and I’m eager to share my insights as we move from 2024 to...]]></description><link>https://www.gretchenrodriguez.com/post/from-pressure-to-peace-who-god-says-you-are-changes-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677436e2cff00705fb94f3b0</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81d2f8_9fe97655f95546268a4e79e3cbc0801b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_828,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gretchen Rodriguez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An encouragement for the weary one.]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I saw this photo, I saw God's promises raining down in fulfillment. 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I saw myself on my knees, hands lifted in worship. The longer I...]]></description><link>https://www.gretchenrodriguez.com/post/ponderings-during-the-pandemic-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e863d7be7411c0017185a68</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 19:46:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/81d2f8_436ba6d62b3a44348f884a29202467ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Gretchen Rodriguez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Glimpse Into 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA["Holy intimacy." Those were the words I heard over and over when I asked the Lord what was on the horizon for 2020. 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