Rest is Resistance and Independence

I’m meditating on the freedom to rest this Independence Day. Founder of The Nap Ministry, Tricia Hersey says “Rest is a form of resistance because it disrupts and pushes back against capitalism and white supremacy.”  Amen and Ase’ Bishop!!

There is so much repair and rebuilding and remaking and making in this world that falls to the hands of Black women. We go hard. We work hard. We are diligent and determined about our duties, and we would be wise to be this way about our rest too. I deeply believe that resting is in divine order and I’m reminding myself to put it on the schedule just like any other appointment! I rest to revive myself and claim for my Ancestral Mothers the rest that was due to them. #REST