ALL are welcome to come and use Epiphany's labyrinth, we offer it to our wider community as a place for prayer, meditation, and reflection. The labyrinth is located on the north side of the church property, on Buck Avenue.
Labyrinths are ancient human symbols known to go back at least 3,500 years. They appeared on most inhabited continents in prehistory, with examples known from Africa, Asia, the Americas and across Europe from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia. A labyrinth is not a maze, but a walking meditation device with a single winding path from edge to the center. The labyrinth symbols were incorporated into the floors of the great gothic pilgrimage cathedrals in France during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
The labyrinth is a meditative tool. Each visitor walks the labyrinth in their own way. There is no "wrong" way to walk the labyrinth.
In the Moment: As you walk the labyrinth, be aware of each breath, find your natural pace, notice how your body is moving. When you reach the center, still your mind and let all distractions go. When you are ready, begin your walk back to the start, again focusing on your breath, your pace and your movement along the path.
Chant: Walk the labyrinth repeating a phrase, a line of scripture, a prayer or singing a hymn to yourself. When you reach the center, quiet your mind and be still.
Prayer: As you walk into the labyrinth, think of your regrets, disappointments, anger, “sins.” When you reach the center, offer them to God and ask for forgiveness. When you are ready to return, walk out giving thanks for all the blessings in your life.
Problem-Solving: If you have a problem to solve or a decision to make, walk into the labyrinth thinking of all aspects of the problem or decision: pros and cons, what you imagine other people think, your own emotional reactions, the rights and wrongs of the situation – be creative. When you reach the center, rest there as long as you want to, to quiet your mind and wait. When you are ready, begin your walk out and contemplate this experience and how you might go forward.