I had the opportunity to walk a labyrinth this week. There are people who travel far to walk one and fortunately, Evergreen Episcopal Church built one for all to use. Our Bible study group met there for a fitting finale to our study of Barbara Brown Taylor’s book, "Altars in the World".

Labyrinths date back to ancient times. During the Middle Ages, if one could not go on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, walking a labyrinth in a church was the best substitute for this spiritual experience. Today labyrinths can be used as walking meditations in order to focus the mind and provide a spiritual connection.
Labyrinths have a beginning and a center. Once the center is reached, the walker returns from where they came to reach the beginning or exit. There are many ways to walk this ancient pattern.
One may focus thoughts on a question or concern. One may walk with a quiet mind, sensing the pattern. One may walk it with some of its symbolic meanings as seeds of thoughts. One may walk it with a heavy heart in need of peace. There is no single right way to follow the path.

It was a beautiful experience and one that I will do again. I am filled with sheer thankfulness that Evergreen has one and that our church will be building one soon. It is a blessing to live in such a community.
“Nothing is worth more than this day.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Peace