This week’s lectionary text from Acts recounts Peter’s startling restoration to life of Tabitha, a disciple renowned for her “good works and acts of charity.” When she dies, word is sent to Peter (who is in a nearby town) to come immediately -- and when he arrives, he kneels down, prays, and tells her to get up... at which point Tabitha sits up, and with Peter’s assistance arises. It’s a remarkable scene -- one that unmistakably illustrates the possibilities God offers of restoration and recovery from even the most dire of life’s circumstances...
