{"id":4400,"date":"2026-01-03T10:12:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/?p=4400"},"modified":"2026-01-03T10:12:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:12:42","slug":"seekers-of-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/2026\/01\/03\/seekers-of-wisdom\/benedictine-spirituality\/4400\/","title":{"rendered":"Seekers of wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spring-awakening-3132112_1280-1024x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spring-awakening-3132112_1280-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spring-awakening-3132112_1280-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spring-awakening-3132112_1280-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spring-awakening-3132112_1280-1200x791.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spring-awakening-3132112_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image by Myriams-Fotos from pixabay.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A post from the archives for the 10th day of Christmas. I\u2019m always grateful for these days between Christmas and Epiphany. After the busyiness of our celebrations they give us an opportunity to reflect more quietly on this great gift of the Incarnation. They give us the opportunity connect the Christ child in the manger to the adult Jesus who calls and challenges us. <br><br>They give us the opportunity to follow the example of the Magi, still on their journey. These wise men spent their lives seeking truth and wisdom. It led them on a long and unlikely journey. <br><br>In today\u2019s gospel we encounter another seeker of truth, John the Baptist. He\u2019s also a man dedicated to seeking truth and pointing out the presence of Christ when he discovered it. When he sees Jesus coming towards him he tells the crowd:<br><br>\u201cLook, there is the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world.\u201d<br><br>His pointing out Christ\u2019s presence offers us hope. He makes us aware that Christ is there waiting for us with an invitation, a challenge and a promise. We\u2019re all too aware of the sin that touches our lives and our world. We know the issues it raises can seem insurmountable and leave us feeling desperate and hopeless. <br><br>John\u2019s words remind us that, however desperate we might feel there is hope. Jesus invites us to to seek truth and wisdom and to follow him on a journey that will challenge us and lead us into new life in his presence.<br><br>How are you being called to seek truth and wisdom in these days before Epiphany?<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post from the archives for the 10th day of Christmas. I\u2019m always grateful for these days between Christmas and Epiphany. After the busyiness of our celebrations they give us an opportunity to reflect more quietly on this great gift of the Incarnation. 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