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Posts by Dr. Benita Varnado

With Purpose and Joy

With Purpose and Joy

Dr. Benita VarnadoOctober 7, 2024

Neighbors show up for one another in powerful ways. When cars break down, neighbors are there to help. If a neighbor loses their home, food and shelter are given. When accidents or surgeries happen, the love of a neighbor is a beautiful thing to beho

Listening God,
We are thankful for this simple yet powerful way to connect with you in all moments of life. Teach me to find peace in the small acts of gratitude and to trust you in both the simple and challenging moments. May my words, both spoken

Create a dedicated space to document your daily prayers, thoughts, and any lessons you learn from your moments of connection with God.

You can note not just the prayers themselves, but also any insights or emotions that arise during those quiet mom

Prayer is one of God’s greatest gifts to us. It’s a simple way to share time with us, to speak to us, to teach us. If you feel so led today, pray – at any time, for any reason. You never know how God may use it! 🙏

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The act of prayer doesn’t require much – it doesn’t have to take much energy or a lot of time, you simply pause for a few moments to connect with God. However, prayer can offer more than you can imagine – lessons, strength, pe

Holy One,
In the midst of life’s challenges, help us to find your presence. Grant us the wisdom to view hardship not as defeat, but as a chance to grow in patience, compassion, and faith. Help us to remain ever mindful of your love and guidance

In this season of Lent, we are invited to reflect on Jesus’s lived experience — one that fully understood the injustices and hardships this life can hold, yet embraced a calling to love expansively through each trial. Everything under hea

Alongside our challenges there are things we can choose to remember, moments we can honor and notice, and ways we can grow and learn in love that arise from even our deepest moments of pain and difficulty. 💛

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Consider how the practice of mindfulness can help us embrace challenges as opportunities toward spiritual growth and deeper empathy.

Take some time this week to reflect on your own experiences of hardship and growth, and maybe journal about or crea

Ultimate Creator,
Thank you for the gift of creativity in all its forms. Thank you for all the ways we can share our souls with this world – give us the courage to do so. May our creations bring forth life, renewal, and beauty for those around

Writing isn’t just for the “writers.” It is for anyone who longs to reflect, to seek, and to be found. And maybe, just maybe, it’s for you too. 💛

How do you see the connection between creative expression (like writing) and d

Writing isn’t just about skill or talent—it’s about connection. A blank page to be a place of refuge. Writing is a place to be vulnerable—a way to process, to pray, to listen, and to uncover the presence of God in the everyday

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