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The Grace Church Labyrinth is a 31-foot diameter
canvas artwork reproducing the ancient labyrinth laid in the floor
of Chartres Cathedral in France, circa AD 1220. Labyrinths far predate
Christianity and are found in almost every culture around the world.
In the Middle Ages, the Christian Church appropriated the labyrinth
as a symbol of a religious pilgrimage to Jerusalem, the ultimate
act of devotion. The Grace Church Labyrinth allows present-day pilgrims
to reclaim a spiritual expression that has been lost for centuries.
Since its dedication in 1995, the Grace Church
Labyrinth has been offered in workshops at the church and throughout
the Tidewater area, and hundreds of seekers have walked its path.
People of all ages and backgrounds, each with their own beliefs
and needs, have walked, danced, sung, stopped to meditate, and greeted
each other in peace. They have expressed the feelings and images
arising from the labyrinth walk though drumming, creating madalas,
journalizing, prayer, and service.
Meditation and Healing
We invite you to schedule Grace Labyrinth
for your own space for personal meditation and healing. Over the
years, we have provided this service from time to time. Just contact
Jean Kirkham to make your appointment.
Please refer to the links below for additional
information about the Grace Church Labyrinth, its availability,
and some suggestions about walking the labyrinth.
| Questions
about the Labyrinth |
Walking can be a spiritual experience.
Movement can be prayer. In fact for some of us, like St. Augustine,
walking is the way we do contemplation, discernment and often
can best encounter the divine. The labyrinth is a spiritual
tool that helps us use our walking for spiritual purposes. |
| How
to Walk the Labyrinth |
The labyrinth has only one path,
and if you follow it, you will arrive at the center. This is
not a simple description - it is a spiritual assertion. All
of us are on a journey, each individual on a unique path while
in community with others. |
| Scheduled
Dates |
Labyrinth walks are offered, as
a Grace Church ministry, to provide a walking meditation based
on an ancient symbol of pilgrimage, making possible healing,
self-understanding, and an experience of centering in a setting
of beauty, mystery, and peace. |
| Labyrinth
Users Respond |
Comments from Labyrinth walkers. |
| Labyrinth
Cross Cards |
Cards created by Carolyn Rhoads
- now available in the Parish Book and Gift Shop. |
| Walking
the Sacred Labyrinth |
Poems of hope and reflection by
Janet Stephens and Frances Norton Honich |
| At
the Labyrinth in Chartres |
A poem and musical setting by
Jördan Fitzhugh, written after walking the Labyrinth in
the Cathedral during a visit to Chartres. A link is provided
so that you can listen to the musical setting while reading
the poem. |
| Sacred
Spaces |
Creating a special place for
quiet and reflection in your own home. |
| The
Veriditas Labyrinth Journal |
The Journal of Veriditas, The
Voice of the Labyrinth Movement |
| Labyrinth
Links |
Links to other labyrinths and
labyrinth-related sites and information resources. |
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