“And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.”
He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive.—the hand-clasping (echoing Aeneas's immediate rising) enacts Peter's involvement in her restoration. The gathering of believers and especially widows for the presentation transforms private miracle into ecclesial event; Dorcas is restored not in isolation but to community. Her resurrection is for service.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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