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    Tabitha was a disciple of Jesus known for her generosity and good works in her community. When she became ill and died, her friends called for Peter, who prayed over her body and said "Tabitha, get up." She was resurrected, showing the power of life in Christ. Tabitha inspired others through her transformed life and witness, and many came to believe because of what God had done through her. Her story shows that everyone, no matter how they see themselves, can make a difference by participating in the life of Christ and being a powerful witness.

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    Tabitha was a disciple of Jesus known for her generosity and good works in her community. When she became ill and died, her friends called for Peter, who prayed over her body and said "Tabitha, get up." She was resurrected, showing the power of life in Christ. Tabitha inspired others through her transformed life and witness, and many came to believe because of what God had done through her. Her story shows that everyone, no matter how they see themselves, can make a difference by participating in the life of Christ and being a powerful witness.

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    Tabitha was a disciple of Jesus known for her generosity and good works in her community. When she became ill and died, her friends called for Peter, who prayed over her body and said "Tabitha, get up." She was resurrected, showing the power of life in Christ. Tabitha inspired others through her transformed life and witness, and many came to believe because of what God had done through her. Her story shows that everyone, no matter how they see themselves, can make a difference by participating in the life of Christ and being a powerful witness.

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    Tabitha

    Acts 9:36-42

    “Tabitha, get up.” The Apostle Peter spoke these words over the lifeless body of a woman who
    fell ill and died in the town of Lydda. Tabitha, called Dorcas in Greek, was known for her good
    works and acts of charity. She was a generous person who sewed for others and gave to the
    needy. She was probably a widow. She was also called a disciple of Jesus, that is, a follower, one
    who learned from him, part of the inner circle in the early church. The feminine form of the word
    disciple in Greek is used only once in the New Testament, and seldom elsewhere. It is used here
    to identify Tabitha.

    When Tabitha died, others in her company sent for Peter who was visiting in a neighboring town.
    He came immediately. He asked the widows and other friends to leave the room where they
    stood weeping around her deathbed. Peter knelt and prayed. Then he commanded Tabitha to
    get up. She opened her eyes and sat up. Peter called in the others back in to see that she was
    alive. The good news about what God had done in Tabitha spread through the region and many
    believed in the Lord.

    We tell the story of Tabitha because it shows us the awesome power of life in Christ. Tabitha the
    disciple learned from Jesus a giving way of life. Tabitha had become one with the Lord she
    followed, and that union showed in how she lived, how she cared for others, how she directed
    her resources. Her life had already been transformed by Jesus. Her being raised from death was
    one more powerful sign of the presence of Christ in her. Whether she lived or died, she was in
    Christ and shared in his transforming and everlasting life.

    It is easy for us to sell ourselves short. Women have a way of discounting what they do. It comes
    from long practice and millennia of reinforcement. Oh, I’m just a widow. I’m just a quilter. Oh, I
    don’t really have that much money to give. I read the Bible and I like to talk with others about
    what it means, but I’m no great scholar. I’m not a theologian. I help where I can, but I don’t
    expect that the little I can do will really make a difference.

    Tabitha inspires us to re-frame how we see ourselves and the impact we can have. Tabitha is not
    one of the stars of the New Testament. She is mentioned just once here in the ninth chapter of
    Acts. When the Apostle Peter arrives, he becomes the center of attention, telling people where
    to go, calling down the power of God, making a miracle. Long before Peter enters the story,
    however, Tabitha had a well-deserved reputation as an almsgiver, a philanthropist, someone
    whose generosity made a difference in Lydda. Her grieving friends were eager to show Peter the
    clothes she had created, things of beauty and utility that brightened the lives of those who
    received them. She also had a reputation as a disciple, someone who had learned and
    internalized and followed the teachings of Jesus. Someone whose life was in Christ. News that
    God had raised her from the dead traveled fast and had a huge impact. Through her witness,
    many believed in the Lord.

    You too can be a philanthropist. You too can participate intimately in the life of Christ. You too
    can be a powerful witness. You too can make a difference.

    Spreading Joy. Changing Lives.

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