by David Gibson<\/p>\n
“Then Jeremiah chanted a lament for Josiah<\/em> . . .” (II Chronicles 35:25 NASB). Josiah “pled the cause of the afflicted and needy<\/em>” (Jeremiah 22:15). He urged his wayward nation to turn back to God (II Chronicles 34-35). Josiah made a difference.<\/p>\n When Stephen was martyred, those who buried him “made loud lamentation over him<\/em>” (Acts 8:2). He had served the poor widows and had stood boldly for the truth (Acts 6-7). Stephen made a difference.<\/p>\n When Dorcas died, the widows wept. They recalled her “deeds of kindness and charity which she continually did<\/em>” (Acts 9:36). Dorcas made a difference.<\/p>\n Josiah, Stephen, Dorcas: When we give of ourselves as they did, it will cost us. But oh, what a legacy we leave!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by David Gibson Sorely Missed “Then Jeremiah chanted a lament for Josiah . . .” (II Chronicles 35:25 NASB). Josiah “pled the cause of the afflicted and needy” (Jeremiah 22:15). He urged his wayward nation to turn back to God (II Chronicles 34-35). Josiah made a difference. When Stephen was martyred, those who buried him…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[357],"class_list":["post-87710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-encouragement"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":88978,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-legacy-of-dorcas\/","url_meta":{"origin":87710,"position":0},"title":"The Legacy of Dorcas","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by David Gibson We don't know much about her-she is mentioned in only one brief passage in the New Testament (Acts 9:36-42). But everything we know about Dorcas is good. She was a disciple. The word disciple means learner. She had learned to live the life of a Christian. She\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":63285,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-preaching-of-jeremiah\/","url_meta":{"origin":87710,"position":1},"title":"The Preaching of Jeremiah","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 20, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. 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