St. John, Sunman and Chapel ramp
Potters ShedThe Merom Conference Center
The Labyrinth
What is a Labyrinth?
It’s NOT a maze. There is a definite beginning
and a wandering path that leads you to the center. You take one path to the center and then return the same way. There are two basic forms – Traditional and
Chartres. Early Christians used labyrinths as well as Native Americans and Egyptians. The most famous of the “modern” labyrinths is the 11 circuit Chartres in Chartres cathedral in France. Our labyrinth
is a 7 circuit Chartres.
There are many ways to use a labyrinth. Some will quietly walk the path with a prayer in their
mind, reciting it over and over again. Others will enter the path with an issue that is troubling them and pray for God’s guidance. Others will use it as a centering journey to feel closer to God as they approach the center.
Yet another option would be to take with you an issue or problem that is
troubling another person and pray for God's guidance in their life. After spending some time in the center you can retrace your path back into the world – taking with you a new insight or a new feeling of God being with you in a new way.
As we say often here at Merom – There is nothing that we do at here that isn’t designed to bring God’s people into a closer relationship with him. -
We pray that our labyrinth will be a tool for spiritual growth for our guests for many years to come.
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