Day 141
Thursday, January 19, 2023

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Scripture
Therefore, while the promise of entering God’s rest is still open, let us take care that none of you should seem to have failed to reach it.  —Hebrews 4:1

Wisdom
Rest saved my life. This is my truth. I don’t need anyone else to verify this nor do I need complicated theories to support what I know to be true in my heart, my body, my Spirit. My pilgrimage with rest as a form of resistance and liberation is a deeply personal one…. I am inspired by rest, daydreaming, and sleep. Our collective rest will not be easy. All of culture is collaborating for us not to rest. I understand this deeply. We are sleep-deprived because the systems view us as machines, but bodies are not machines. Our bodies are a site of liberation. We are divine and our rest is divine. There is synergy, interconnectedness, and deep communal healing within our rest movement. I believe rest, sleep, naps, daydreaming, and slowing down can help us all wake up to see the truth of ourselves. Rest is a healing portal to our deepest selves. Rest is care. Rest is radical.  —Tricia Hersey, Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto

Prayer
Carry me to the place of rest. Amen. —The Reverend Dr. Katie Snipes Lancaster