Heaven’s Dew
May God give you heaven’s dew. Genesis 27:28 (NIV)
Prayer partners are essential in our world today. This is where we can get gut-level honest and spill it all. I am eternally grateful for my Bible study sisters who just listen to me and make no judgments. With love and concern, they offer God’s words to support to guide me. Brenda Yoder (Mornings with Jesus) shares a heart-felt message that we all need to read.
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I have little left to give, I typed in a weekly text to two prayer partners. I pushed back my discomfort and was honest about my emptiness. It was a difficult month of caregiving for my widowed mom and adult kids, who called when life was hard.
As a counselor, I know about self-care. I set professional boundaries to avoid burnout. My job, however, was not the problem. Reciprocal, caring relationships were lacking in my life. I often am the encourager people seek out when they are down. My prayer partners are among the few people in my life who ask how I’m doing. It felt vulnerable to tell my family and friends how exhausted and emotionally depleted I was.
During my time with Jesus the next morning, I read Jacob’s blessing about heaven’s dew (Genesis 27:27-29). It intrigued me. God sends dew when there is no rain, saturating nature with moisture on dry, arid days. It’s His perfect provision. Like His creation, I longed to be drenched in the care and nurture of heaven’s dew.
Yet, Jesus had already supplied it. He showed me that my prayer partners were the dew He’d provided in this dry, empty season. They listened to, prayed for, and carried my burden without judgment, guilt, or shame. Jesus’s goodness met me right where I was, saturating my soul in His care.
Faith Step: Share a need you have with someone you trust, even though it feels vulnerable.
Gracious God, we thank You for hearing our prayers—even when we don’t always get right to the point. You make sense of them and lovingly help us. Please help us to recognize those who are heaven’s dew. AMEN. Heaven’s Dew
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