Drought

Sometimes life feels a little like late August, in May this year, in Colorado. The grass is crunchy, the rivers are low, and everything just feels tired. Not necessarily broken, just dry. We all go through drought seasons. Sometimes it’s spiritual. You still show up to Church, still pray before dinner, still say all the right things but deep down, you feel empty. Sometimes it’s emotional. Work gets heavy. Parenting gets exhausting. Relationships feel strained. Maybe you’re carrying stress nobody else can see. And the hard part about droughts is they rarely announce themselves. One day you realize you haven’t laughed much lately. You haven’t rested well. You haven’t really felt connected to God in a while.

But scripture is full of people who walked through dry seasons too.

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” — Psalm 34:18

I love that verse because it doesn’t say, “The Lord is close to the people who have it all together.” Good thing, right?

Jesus never waits for us to clean ourselves up before showing up. He walks right into the dry places with us. Into the uncertainty. Into the burnout. Into the grief. Into the long stretches where we wonder if anything is growing at all. And sometimes growth is happening underground where we can’t see it yet.

Farmers know you can’t just stare at a field and demand rain. You wait. You trust. You prepare for the season ahead. Faith can feel like that too.

One of the most comforting invitations Jesus gives us is simple:

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28

Not “figure it out.”
Not “work harder.”
Not “pretend you’re fine.”

Just come.

That’s the beauty of grace. Jesus meets us in the drought, not just after the rain comes back.  So, if life feels dry right now, maybe you don’t need to have all the answers. Maybe today is simply about staying rooted. Saying a short prayer. Showing up to worship. Calling a friend. Taking a walk. Opening scripture again, even if it’s been a while.  Because droughts don’t last forever and neither does the silence you may feel.

God is still working. Still present. Still faithful. Even in the dry season.

Kelsey Wilbern – New Member Coordinator