Dihanne Moore
CBF Executive Assistant and Project Specialist
In this season where loss and transition seem to touch almost every part of my life, I’m reminded how powerful it is when someone takes the time to speak the favor of God over another person. Years ago, someone did that for me. They spoke a blessing from Deuteronomy 33, Moses’ words over Naphtali and Asher. Naphtali was said to be “abounding in the favor of the Lord and full of His blessing.” Asher was called “most blessed among sons,” one whose strength would match his days. I didn’t fully grasp the weight of those words at the time, but they landed in me. And they stayed.
Over the years, I’ve pulled these words back out during moments when I needed to remember who I was and who God has always been. These blessings have carried me through ministry, loss and my Christian journey. And now, in another season of waiting, adjusting and rebuilding, I return to it again. I hold it close—not as a magic formula, but as a reminder of God’s presence when I feel uncertain and tired. Sometimes, all I have is the memory of what was spoken over me and the quiet faith that it still matters.
Favor doesn’t always look like open doors or easy days. Sometimes it looks like grace for just enough. Sometimes it’s peace that shows up when nothing else makes sense. Sometimes it’s a blessing someone once spoke over you that resurfaces just in time.
This is one of those times. And maybe you’re in one of those seasons too.
A Blessing
May you be surrounded by the favor of God,
the kind that stays with you
when the road stretches longer than expected.
May you be full of blessing,
even when life feels uncertain
and your next steps aren’t yet clear.
May peace be your portion,
and may strength meet you each day,
right where you are.
May your life carry the kind of oil
that doesn’t run out
when the pressure is high.
And may you know, deep down,
that God has not forgotten you.
You are still held.
Still chosen.
Still loved.
Still blessed.
May the favor of Naphtali
and the blessings of Asher
overtake you in this season.