The world renowned artist and labyrinth builder, Marty Kermeen, created our beautiful labyrinth using custom brick pavers. Many of these pavers were hand cut to create the intricate design. The labyrinth rests on Mother Earth within a 40 foot circle in the center of our covered courtyard and it opens to the prayer garden on one side.
 
It is an eleven circuit labyrinth similar to that found in Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France. The green path of our labyrinth represents “the greening power of God,” the possibility for healing and renewal found in every moment along the path of life.
 
This labyrinth has been created as a gift and a blessing for our church and community. Walk the sacred path. Allow yourself to be held in God’s presence, blessed and renewed.
 
The power of walking the path of the labyrinth is in its simplicity. The labyrinth presents a path that quiets the mind as the body moves into a peaceful rhythm of walking. Step by step, one becomes more receptive to insight and illumination.
 
Walking the labyrinth is not something to learn or to memorize, but something to experience. It is a walking meditation, a devotional act, a sacred celebration of life. Walking the path is a personal experience, an opportunity for a “closer walk with God,”
 
Your journey on the labyrinth can be a metaphor for what is happening in your life. Each time you walk the labyrinth is a different experience and, as with any meditation practice, the effect is cumulative.
 
The labyrinth is an archetypal symbol of wholeness that invites us into a transformative prayer experience. Walking this mystical path is a personal pilgrimage to spiritual wholeness.
 
Labyrinths have an ancient history dating back 4000-4500 years. Over the centuries, Christian pilgrims and others have engaged in the prayer of the mind, body and heart that the labyrinth offers.
 
The mystical tradition of labyrinths has been revived in recent years, thanks particularly to the work of Dr. Lauren Artress, Episcopal priest and author of Walking a Sacred Path: Rediscovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool.
 
The rose or rosette design in the center of the labyrinth is an ancient symbol of wholeness and, in Unity, is symbolic of the unfoldment of the human soul.   Learn more at The Labyrinth Society (click here). 
 
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