Labyrinth Coming to Good Shepherd’s Verona Campus this June

An invitation to open our hearts in conversation with God

Every fall, my family goes on an annual excursion to a local corn maze.  There are definitely moments where we lose track of where we are and where we are going and end up getting lost in the tall corn stalks.  It is a journey we embark as a family, lost or not, we are in it together.  Although corn mazes aren’t anywhere close to a spiritual experience for me, they do remind me of one of my favorite spiritual practices- labyrinths.  A labyrinth is not a maze though.  There are no dead ends or wrong turns.  There is only one way in and out.  A labyrinth represents a journey and has been used as a way to connect with the holy for centuries.  This ancient prayer practice invites us to move as we open our hearts in conversation with God.  When I was first introduced to labyrinths in college, I remember feel like I found something special.  Now when I travel, I look for them and take time to walk through them wherever they are.  There is something about walking these winding paths that remind me to be the moment and to breathe in the beauty of the present.

For a couple years, a small team from Good Shepherd has been working on getting an outdoor labyrinth planned and built at our Verona Campus through a generous grant from the Good Shepherd Foundation.  We hope it will be an inviting spiritual gathering place for both our congregation and community members to spend time with God.  Labyrinths are for folks all ages and can be walked slowly with contemplation or quickly with joy.  In June, we will be placing the labyrinth off the parking lot of our Verona Campus near the Good Shepherd Columbarium.  Look for more information to come or contact Pastor Dara, [email protected]