labyrinth

First Lutheran Church has a Labyrinth.  We had a class on the use of the labyrinth.  A labyrinth is unicursal - one path.  The way in is the same as the way out.  It is different than a maze which is like a puzzle which twists and turns and has dead ends.  You must find your way out of a maze.  A labyrinth is a tool to be used in spiritual meditation.  There is no right way to walk a labyrinth.  There are three parts of walking the labyrinth.  Going in, the center and leaving.  The easiest explanation of the three parts is:

 Going In -- Releasing ( A time to quiet and empty the mind)

The center -- Receiving (A place of meditation and Prayer)

Leaving --  feeling Right  (completes the journey)

Our heart is known by the path we walk.