Welcome to The Gentle Return — a weekly sanctuary for the spiritually weary, neurodivergent hearts, and survivors of religious harm. Discover our rhythm of rest, reflection, and soft faith through whispers, stories, and sacred stillness. No pressure. Just presence.
✦ Our Weekly Rhythm ✦
A gentle cadence to guide our hearts through rest, renewal, and reflection — no metrics, no performance, just presence.
Monday – Whispers
Justice • Righteous Anger • Lament • Stillness • Resilience • AuDHD Strengths
We begin the week with sacred whispers: naming injustice, feeling righteous anger that points us toward healing, giving voice to lament, and leaning into stillness. We honor resilience and the unique gifts woven into our AuDHD minds.
Here, every pain and tear, every story and emotion — be it grief, anger, is sacred.
Tuesday – Tending Wounds
Where we name the wounds that once stayed buried. We break the silence that trauma taught us to keep. And we reclaim what was taken—our voice, our worth, our belonging.
Here, we do not tend alone. Jesus—our Living Water—meets us in every scar and shadow. He is the One who kneels with us, weeps with us, and speaks life into the places we feared were beyond healing.
This is a space of quiet courage. Of nervous system grace. Of holy remembering. Through story, stillness, and sacred reflection, we practice the rhythm of healing—not hurried, not forced, but held.
Come as you are. There’s room at the well.
Wednesday – Watering Roots
Midweek Nourishment
A brief affirmation to water our roots: a soft breath of encouragement when the week feels long.
Rooted in God’s love (or whatever sustains your soul), this is your pause to remember you are held.
Thursday – New Blog Post
Soul-Letters & Reflections
Each week, I share a deeper story or teaching on the blog — an invitation into reflection, healing prompts, and gentle insights you can carry through your days.
Friday – Reset
Pause from the Chaos
We press the reset button on world-weariness.
This is your moment to step away from noise, to restore your mind, body, and spirit before the weekend unfolds.
Saturday – Silent Journaling (Body Doubling)
Quiet Presence • Community in Stillness
A shared silence to calm nervous systems — whether healing from triggers, church wounds, or burnout.
We simply be together, knowing we are not alone even in our quiet.
Bring your Bible, journal, art, or just yourself.
Sunday – The Gentle Psalm Journey
Contemplation • Sacred Verse
Designed for the spiritually homeless — those who find traditional spaces difficult or traumatizing due to abuse and/or neurodivergence.
A slow walk through the Psalms, one verse at a time, crafted for tender and spiritually seeking hearts.
We rest in the rhythms of ancient Living words, letting them wash over our souls.
Where two or more are gathered, we know Jesus is with us.
We are enough.
You are safe here.
Why We Gather Here
This space is a sanctuary, not a stage.
There are no numbers, no follower counts, no charts.
Here, presence matters more than performance.
Everyone is welcome — just as they are — to rest, to breathe, and to heal.
Find these series all week long on our YouTube channel’s playlists — and if you ever need a soft landing, you know where to come.
With Love,
Raya Faith
The Gentle Rise 