Call Her Benita

Introduction

As many of you know, Sis. Bienvenida Carballo Rosa was affectionately known as “Benita”…

The name Benita is a Spanish baby name. In Spanish the meaning of the name Benita is: A feminine form of the Latin Benedict meaning blessed.

Benita means “one who is blessed”

Blessed- to call or consider someone especially favored, call blessed, consider blessed, happy, fortunate τινά someone

Today as we gather her today to celebrate to life of Sis. Bienvenida Carballo Rosa, by know all of us ought to be able to safely say this woman of God was blessed...

Transition To Body- Blessed Mary the mother of Jesus

Luke 1:38 ESV

38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

Luke 1:41–42 ESV

41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

Psalm 127:3 ESV

3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.

Luke 1:45 ESV

45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

Body- Mary was Blessed

Blessed Through Faith

Luke 1:46–47 ESV

46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

Although she endured many challenging moments in her life- loss of her parents at an early age and an abusive husband,

Sis. Benita remained steadfast and faithful to God and His promises which restored and blessed her abundantly.

Deaconess, prayer warrior,

Always kept praying, singing, worshipping God, and spending time with family

Blessed By Favor

Luke 1:48–49 ESV

48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; 49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

Favor- to being met with approval in someone’s company, acceptable, welcome, of

Bienvenida- welcome

Psalm 34:1–6 ESV

1 I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. 3 Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! 4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. 5 Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. 6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.

Blessed For Family

Luke 1:50 ESV

50 And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.

Generation- the time of a generation, age (as a rule of thumb, the time between birth of parents and the birth of their children;

2 Timothy 1:5 ESV

5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.

Mary is Blessed because of who is in her family

Matthew 1:1 ESV

1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 1:16 ESV

16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.

Transition To Close- Symbolism of roses according to

Bienvenida means welcome

Caraballo means oak

Isaiah 61:3 ESV

3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion— to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified.

1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV

31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Rosa means rose

FTD (Florists' Transworld Delivery )has belen in the business of guaranteeing fresh rose delivery for more than 110 years, so they like to think they know a little about this extravagant and important bloom.

Roses-Roses are most commonly associated with love and romance.

Roses can also mean secrecy or confidentiality.

rose’s symbolism varies by the color of the rose and how many roses are given.

Red roses symbolize love and romance and are the perfect Valentine’s Day rose.

Pink roses symbolize gratitude, grace, admiration, and joy.

Orange roses symbolize enthusiasm and passion.

Yellow roses symbolize friendship.

White roses symbolize innocence and purity.

Though in most cases, roses are tied to love, you can send a specific romantic message by the number of roses you send.

One rose symbolizes love at first sight.

Two roses symbolize shared and deep love.

Three roses says “I love you”.

Six roses says “I want to be yours”.

Seven roses says “I’m infatuated with you”.

Nine roses symbolize eternal love.

Ten roses says “You’re perfect”.

William Shakespeare. His play, Romeo and Juliet, contains one of the most popular quotes on roses. In the play, Juliet says, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”

But

Following the Christianization of the Roman Empire, the rose became identified with the Virgin Mary.

Close- the Red also symbolizes the blood.

And there is another rose that I must tell you about

not one that is a noun or object, but one that is a verb, an action...

Luke 24:6–7 ESV

6 He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.”