Endless Jesus raps from the east? Take a break (5)
I believe the answer is:
pause
'take a break' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'endless jesus raps from the east?' is the wordplay.
'endless' says to take the centre.
'raps' becomes 'ap' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'from the east?' says the letters should be written backwards (I've seen 'from the east' mean this).
The middle of 'jesus' is 'esu'.
'esu'+'ap'='esuap'
'esuap' reversed gives 'PAUSE'.
(Other definitions for pause that I've seen before include "Halt briefly" , "Stop temporarily" , "Rest" , "Temporary inactivity" , "Hesitate; delay" .)