Smiles

Monday April 30th, Acts 9:41 He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called the believers and the widows and presented her to them alive. 42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord. 43 Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon. Peter continued his schooling. After raising Tabatha from the dead, he stayed with Simon, a tanner. Tanners, besides turning out leather used extensively in those days, were considered unclean. Before a hide is tanned, it is the skin of a dead animal. Touching the skin of a dead animal made one unclean and therefore unable to participate in worship in the temple. God is working on Peter getting over his purity past. Peter, come touch a dead person, come take the hand of a woman, a woman who is a disciple, then live with a tanner. It is enough to make even a strong man like Peter quiver. It is enough to make the loving God of all smile.