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Sean's Sweatshirt

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Acts 9:39 And Peter arose and went with them. And when he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. For some reason, I love this verse of the Bible almost more than all others. It just strikes the chord of reality.   Intriguing it is when a garment or piece of material becomes symbolic of something great and beautiful. In the verse above, Dorcas/Tabitha (not sure why she had two names, maybe I should look it up) had died. She was a woman of good works, and when she passed, the widows that she had made coats and garments for brought them as a remembrance of her charity.  God brings her back to life through Peter's prayers. God dried the widows' tears but let them cry and experience real loss first.  My buddy Sean left his sweatshirt and my house Saturday a week ago. I may have it for awhile. We were going to have him pick it up that Saturda