"My doctrine shall drop as the rain, M y speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass." -D EUTERONOMY 32:2 [KJV] In the falling of the natural dew there is something soft, still, and gentle. We therefore read, "We will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground" [II SAMUEL 17:12 ] , that is, stealthily and unseen. It does not rush down like the pelting hail, but falls stilly and often imperceptibly; so that we scarcely know it has fallen, till we go out in the morning and see every blade of grass tipped with the sparkling dew-drops; by these bright gems we know that dew has fallen during the still hours of the night. So spiritually, the kingdom of God is not in noise, rant, or wild excitement. The Lord was not in the strong wind, nor in the earthquake, nor in the fire, but in the still small voice [I KINGS 19:11, 12 ] . And thus there may be a great deal of religious fire, ...