In Acts 9, we meet a disciple named Dorcas—called Tabitha in her own tongue. She never says a word in Scripture, but her life spoke volumes.
She becomes the first resurrection story in the Book of Acts, and it doesn’t happen in a temple or before a crowd, but in an upstairs room, surrounded by the ones she clothed.
This reflection considers what her life means for us today—and what the Church has forgotten about the kind of life the Spirit raises up.
Scripture reading: Acts 9:36–43Reflection title: She Still Speaks
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