I was waylaid when I got to this page. Suddenly the things to write seemed huge, and my energy seemed nonexistent. I've indulged naps again and have been concerned about my health and pushing it too far by manufacturing things to do.
I came across this little portion of God's words to me and decided to yield my efforts more fluidly to what He is doing in me:
Sink yourself into the slow present. Yield & flow like Iona, the gentle act of service & surrender, breathing into the day, the open listening, inner & outer reflection, the willingness to shift into the uncommon.
The Lord has referred to me as "gentle warrior" in recent years. This is where I should take a cue and focus on what He has placed in front of me! |
| August 9, 2022 in San Marcos La Laguna |
gentle* (adjective) gen·tle ˈjen-tᵊl
1 a : free from harshness, sternness, or violence
b : tractable, docile
2 : soft, delicate
3 : moderate
4 a : belonging to a family of high social station
b : honorable, distinguished
specifically : of or relating to a gentleman
c : kind, amiable
—used especially in address as a complimentary epithet
d : suited to a person of high social station
e (archaic) : chivalrous
noun
: a person of gentle (see gentle entry 1 sense 4a) birth or status
verb
gentled; gentling ˈjent-liŋ ˈjen-tᵊl-iŋ
transitive verb
1 a : to make (an animal) tame and docile
b : to make gentler
c : mollify, placate
d : to stroke soothingly : pet
2 : to raise from the commonalty** : ennoble
intransitive verb : to become gentle
warrior*** (noun) ˈwȯr-yər, ˈwȯr-ē-ər
: a person engaged or experienced in warfare
broadly : a person engaged in some struggle or conflict
*"gentle." Merriam-Webster.com. (9 April 2025).
** people without special rank or position; common people.
*** "warrior." Merriam-Webster.com. (9 April 2025).
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