Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September, but a new book by the late conservative commentator and activist has just been released.

This excerpt from “Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will Transform Your Life” is a deeply personal confession and call to arms.

“I am humbled by and grateful for the incredible support for my husband’s final book. Charlie was so proud of this book and finished it only one month before he was taken away from us. I wanted to make sure we honored him, and I feel so tremendously blessed to share his final words with you,” his widow, Erika Kirk, tells The Post.

It was summer 2021. By all objective measures, my life was in perfect order: I had just married that May; I was traveling the country with my new, beautiful wife, Erika; I was running Turning Point USA. Life on the outside was as good as it gets.

But, inside, there was a battle brewing. I was fatigued, tired and spiritually confused.

Since spring 2020, I was in nonstop hyperaggressive fight mode. The lockdowns (which I spoke out about from the very beginning) only intensified after Joe Biden became president. I found myself in the trenches in summer 2021 looking for a respite, a lifeline.

I found myself at the Baccarat Hotel in New York City just a few days before the Fourth of July. My mental clarity was dulled, and I was physically exhausted and seeking advice. After a long day of TV interviews and donor meetings, I had a late lunch with a dear friend and Turning Point USA board member, David Engelhardt.

David is a very wise man, pastor of Kings’ Church in New York City and someone I am able to confide in when things get tough.

I told him I was hitting a wall, I had more obligations than time, and I was drinking eight cups of coffee a day just to stay afloat. I went to him looking for a sympathetic ear and more hopefully a piece of advice that could get me out of the rut I was in.

David heard all my concerns and listened intently, internalized it all and plainly said, “Are you honoring the Sabbath?”

I laughed. I am a close friend and student of Dennis Prager, and for years I heard him brag about how he honors the Sabbath and how it’s the best part of his week. At times I found myself almost jealous of Dennis while listening to his Fireside Chats. “I am too busy for that!” I would say to myself when Dennis would air his monologues touting the biblical and........

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