We Have A Labyrinth!

We've been planning this since late Spring. It is one component of a dreamed spirituality center at Grace Episcopal Church. It is the first piece we've finished.

Mom spent July and August organizing work crews--mostly of one or two--to sweep and shovel sand from the parking lot. Bill powerwashed each section as it was completed. I kept in touch with the project via Mom's regular email updates, which went to most of the parish membership. It was very frustrating for her to have only one or two people show up.

So, with the parking lot cleaned, four of us gathered to lay out and paint the labyrinth. Here are Mom, Carol, and Lois as we prepare to start chalking at 1:00 p.m. Starting with a 12 foot center circle, we drew 12 concentric circles, with each of the 11 outer circles 28" from the one inside it. These would become the waling path. Once the circles were down, I went around drew lines to mark places where the path would turn, and where we needed to erase parts of the circles so the path would be continuous. It took approximately 2 1/2 hours to chalk the labyrinth. Lois walked the chalk labyrinth to make sure we had the path drawn correctly.

Using 4" rollers and lavender paint we centered the painted lines on the chalked ones. We put the last of the paint down at about 6:45 p.m. and spent 15 minutes cleaning up. Then Mom and I walked the finished labyrinth, but only in to the center. We were too tired to spend 20-30 more minutes walking back out.

So, we have a labyrinth. Being the recovering perfectionist that I am, I might ask, "Is it perfect?" My response to myself is, "Does it have lines? Can you walk it? Then it's a labyrinth."

After coming home, I made the mistake of attempting to practice. Too tired to toot!

But, we have a labyrinth!!!!

Peace,
Jeff