Dorcas Moral Values

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In the 9th chapter of the book of Acts, verses 36 through 42, the story opens with the illness and eventual death of Dorcas, a woman who was highly esteemed in the community for her good works. The apostle Peter prayed for Dorcas as her friends stood by weeping. According to the Bible, God used Peter to restore Dorcas to life.
Join me as I take a closer look at Dorcas’ life. A model of servitude and kindness, I hope Dorcas’ story will offer inspiration as well as reveal many fruitful lessons.
She was a woman of Beauty
The Bible text does not tell us whether she possessed physical beauty, but we know that she was beautiful in the eyes of God and in the eyes of the widows and the poor that she helped. “Women are to gain respect, not by physical …show more content…

The picture of the people gathered about her weeping does not describe people who are sorry for the service they have lost, but people who remembered her self-consuming service, her compassion, her faithfulness and her charity. They knew that they had lost their dearest friend “In the same way, let your light shine before men that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven (Matt 5:16).
Her example initiated a charitable society – the Dorcas Society – dedicated to doing acts of charitable service.
Friend, the world is a busy place. It often seems to take all our energy just to get ourselves through the day. But, we need to remember the example of Dorcas. Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and truth.
WHAT IS THAT IN THINE HAND? This question would probably have come to Dorcas as it did to Moses. Her name to this day stands for the benevolent use of her ‘needle’.
The hands that dispensed alms and made garments were inwardly inspired by HIM whose hands were nailed to a tree.
Dorcas’ work of making clothes and helping the poor may sound insignificant when compared to the outstanding works of the apostles. Yet, her deeds were so widely known that God inspired Luke to include them in the book of Acts.

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