Learning to Rest

Recently, I took a vacation with my family across the world and let me tell you, it was a lot of work. Each day we were up early, hitting the streets, trying not to look like American tourists. And as grateful as I was for the opportunity, knowing how hard many of us work, save, and sacrifice for experiences like this, there was a point during one stop when I blurted out, “I want to go home.”

That surprised me, and those who heard me say it. I was supposed to be enjoying the fruit of my labor yet my body and spirit were tired. Deeply tired.

But grace taught me something right there: Rest is not a reward; it’s part of recovery. When the world says go, go, go; grace whispers, pause and breathe.

Even the beautiful parts of life can remind us how much we need to pause. Rest is not failure. Rest is not weakness. Rest is a sacred act of trust, trust that healing is happening even in the stillness and that you do not have to earn your right to breathe.

If you find yourself in the middle, between joy and exhaustion, gratitude and depletion, may grace meet you right there and remind you that rest is holy.

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