<p>8:54 <i>But he, taking her by the hand, called, saying: Little girl, arise</i>- The whole scene of putting mourners out of the house, taking her by the hand and raising her up was followed exactly by Peter in raising Tabitha. The Lord's style, language and even body language became the pattern for those who had been with Him, and it must be the same for us. The Gospels are written in such a way, that through the power of inspiration we can as it were be there with the disciples likewise watching Jesus and learning of His Spirit.</p><p>Mark adds that the Lord said: &quot;Talitha cumi, which is, My child, I say to you, Get up&quot; (Mk. 5:41). &quot;Get up&quot; there isn't from the '<i>anastasis</i>' group of words which are used about the 'rising up' of dead people in resurrection. It's&nbsp;<i>egeiro</i>, which more literally means 'to get up'. 'Honey, it's time to get up now' was what the Lord was saying- not 'I command you to resurrect'. He had raised her, given her life, and He knew that. In fact, He'd done it a while beforehand. For He told the mourners: &quot;The girl isn't dead, she's only sleeping&quot; (:24; Mk. 5:39). He raised her even before going into the room- and He knew that. And so when He finally saw her, He took her hand and gently asked her to get up out of bed. His gentleness, His faith, His calmness, His certainty that the Father heard Him- are all wondrous.</p>