In this quiet yet powerful message from Isaiah 30:15–18, we’re invited to embrace a different kind of strength—one rooted not in hustle, but in trust. “In returning and rest you shall be saved,” God says, but so often, like the people of Judah, we flee. We grasp at control, race ahead, and forget that we are already being carried. Through a tender reflection on a child’s birthday wish and a surprising moment at an airport, this sermon reminds us that even in our frantic world, God waits to meet us in stillness. What if rest is not a pause from faith—but a way to experience it more deeply? What if God’s version of “R&R” means returning and resting in divine love? This week, may you find courage not in motion, but in mercy—and may you trust that grace is already moving you forward.