We Will Rest!

“Pick up this book, a pillow, and a blanket. Then, go and lay down.” –Good Faith Media“Tricia Hersey’s new book bears witness to the transformative power of rest–and our weary world rejoices.”–The Presbyterian Outlook“Rest is a matter of life and death.”–YES! Magazine“We all need the permission, encouragement and determination to take a break, escape, and rest, and here it is! ​”–MS Magazine“This beautifully illustrated meditation offers…a healthy perspective on the transformative power of relaxation.” –Shelf Awareness“Featuring impactful illustrations throughout and with strong spiritual messages, We Will Rest is a moving text that will make a meaningful gift for everyone….” ​–Booklist“Hersey beautifully delineates through the use of vintage hymns, prayer books, and abolitionist pamphlets, that rest is a birthright and a necessity and an [antidote] for a tired world.”–Essence, “Top 20 Book Picks for Fall 2024”“Warm, wise, and humane.”–Kirkus

Tricia Hersey is a multidisciplinary artist, theologian and founder of The Nap Ministry. She is the originator of the ‘“rest as resistance” and “rest as reparations” frameworks, and collaborates with communities all over the world to create sacred spaces where the liberatory, restorative, and disruptive power of rest can take hold. Tricia’s work is seeded within the soils of Black radical thought, somatics, afrofuturism, womanism, and liberation theology. She is a Chicago native who believes in daydreaming, porch sitting and poetry.