Insights About Rest

Listen in to these three wise teachers as they reflect on different aspects of rest. Does one stand out to you? Why is that?

Learning to rest is a skill. It is also an act of faith rooted in the belief that God is at work when you are not.
- Essau McCauley, Reading While Black

Rest is an act of defiance, and it cannot be predicated on apology. It’s the audacity to face the demands of this world and proclaim, “We will not be owned.”
- Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh

When Poemen (a 5th century Egyptian monk) was asked how he dealt with any brother who fell asleep during public prayer, he replied, ‘I put his head upon my knees and help him to rest.’
- The Desert Fathers (edited by Benedicta Ward)