{"id":4644,"date":"2026-04-13T06:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/?p=4644"},"modified":"2026-04-12T13:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:51:27","slug":"an-eastertide-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/2026\/04\/13\/an-eastertide-vocabulary\/benedictine-spirituality\/4644\/","title":{"rendered":"An Eastertide Vocabulary."},"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\/2026\/04\/emmanuel-phaeton-ZFIkUxRTWHk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emmanuel-phaeton-ZFIkUxRTWHk-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emmanuel-phaeton-ZFIkUxRTWHk-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emmanuel-phaeton-ZFIkUxRTWHk-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emmanuel-phaeton-ZFIkUxRTWHk-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emmanuel-phaeton-ZFIkUxRTWHk-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emmanuel-phaeton-ZFIkUxRTWHk-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.turveyabbey.org.uk\/pilgrimage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/emmanuel-phaeton-ZFIkUxRTWHk-unsplash-1980x1320.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Emmanuel Phaeton on unsplash.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most helpful books I\u2019ve read is \u201cAmazing Grace, a vocabulary of faith.\u201d By Kathleen Norris. She describes it as <em>\u201can exploration and record of some of the words in the Christian lexicon that most trouble and attract me.\u201d<\/em><br><br>The book reminded me of an important Benedictine principle, that words matter. They shape us, form us, challenge us and help us grow.<br><br>Last year I made a Lent lexicon. This year I\u2019m aiming to make an Eastertide one. I\u2019ve chosen words that attract and sometimes scare me. They also both shape and challenge my experience of Eastertide. <br><br>I\u2019m including words that are particularly connected to Eastertide, and words that, though they\u2019re connected to other seasons might have a different resonance in this Eastertide. <br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most helpful books I\u2019ve read is \u201cAmazing Grace, a vocabulary of faith.\u201d By Kathleen Norris. She describes it as \u201can exploration and record of some of the words in the Christian lexicon that most trouble and attract me.\u201d The book reminded me of an important Benedictine principle, that words matter. 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