{"id":3526,"date":"2024-12-31T11:25:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T11:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/?p=3526"},"modified":"2024-12-31T11:26:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T11:26:29","slug":"glimmers-of-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/2024\/12\/31\/glimmers-of-light\/uncategorized\/3526\/","title":{"rendered":"Glimmers of light"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dr-ina-melny-CLaBIOpp5Zc-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dr-ina-melny-CLaBIOpp5Zc-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dr-ina-melny-CLaBIOpp5Zc-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dr-ina-melny-CLaBIOpp5Zc-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dr-ina-melny-CLaBIOpp5Zc-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dr-ina-melny-CLaBIOpp5Zc-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dr-ina-melny-CLaBIOpp5Zc-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/dr-ina-melny-CLaBIOpp5Zc-unsplash-1980x1320.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">dr-ina-melny from unsplash.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The last day of the year is an opportunity to look back over the past year before we move forward into the unknown territory of the new year. It\u2019s a time for discerning what we need to take forward with us and what we need to leave behind.<br><br>Looking back 2024 it seems as if the world stage has been overwhelmed by challenge, uncertainty and anxiety. We\u2019ve lurched from crisis to crisis and we know we are facing an uncertain and vulnerable future as we move into the new year.<br><br>In such circumstances it\u2019s very tempting to be gloomy, it can feel hard, and even dangerous, to hope in such situations. As I reflected on this I\u2019ve been struck by today\u2019s gospel. Writing from his own challenging and uncertain times John reminds us of the source of our hope:<br><br><em>\u201cThe Word was made flesh, he lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory that is his as the only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.\u201d<\/em><br><br>His words take me back to the the heart of Christmas, Christ\u2019s coming with light and truth into the messiness of our world. Even in these dark and uncertain times the light of Christ shines in the darkness, offering us hope and inviting us to trust. <br><br>If I look back honestly at this challenging year I find that there are glimmers of light in the midst of the challenges. This presents a new challenge, to actively seek the glimmers of grace and truth that Christ brings however unlikely the circumstances may seem.<br><br>As we prepare to enter a new year what gives you the courage to seek the glimmers of Christ\u2019s presence in your life?<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last day of the year is an opportunity to look back over the past year before we move forward into the unknown territory of the new year. It\u2019s a time for discerning what we need to take forward with us and what we need to leave behind. Looking back 2024 it seems as if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[222,494,313,461,239,271,537,246,1],"tags":[28,18,754,517,6,8,33,229,13,5,741,29,15,318,478,10,152],"class_list":["post-3526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-benedictine-spirituality","category-christ","category-christmastide","category-divine-office","category-gospel","category-lectio-divina","category-liturgy","category-scripture","category-uncategorized","tag-benedictine","tag-challenge","tag-glimmersoflight","tag-glory","tag-gospel","tag-hope","tag-kingdom","tag-kingdomvalues","tag-lectiodivina","tag-light","tag-lightofchrist","tag-love","tag-newlife","tag-newyear","tag-stjohn","tag-trust","tag-truth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3526"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3532,"href":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3526\/revisions\/3532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}