Comments on: Lessons from a prayer labyrinth

By: Dolly@Soulstops

Dolly@Soulstops — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 03:53:42 +0000

Lisa,
I could feel the peace as you wrote about your prayer walk…I love prayer labyrinths….and there is such freedom in accepting, one doesn’t have to explain or have an answer in the midst of the suffering…it is enough to know God is with you…praying you continue to find peace…and for the Clem family….sorry for their loss…

By: Joe Pote

Joe Pote — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 20:25:14 +0000

“…the path from suffering to sense can remain a mystery. That’s okay. I don’t have to explain every answer. I don’t have to force beauty from ashes.”

I loved this! I find such peace in this realization, both for my own sorrows and for others. I don’t have to understand it all…nor do I have to try to explain it all.

It is enough to trust that God has the answers…and to rejoice at the glimpses He shares with me!

Thanks for sharing this, Lisa!

By: David Rupert

David Rupert — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:59:40 +0000

I first encountered one of these at a Christian camp and I didnt really get it. I thought it was an Eastern or mind-control mechanism that had no place in God’s world. BUt after spending some time at it in subsequent years, i’ve learned the purpose is to focus and to keep my praying without wandering.

By: Nancy Franson

Nancy Franson — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:55:47 +0000

I attended a retreat once where there was a labyrinth on the grounds. I walked it, but didn’t really get it.

I wish I could go back now, now that I’ve learned more about the practice. I’m glad you told the back story behind this labyrinth. The gospel always preaches–sometimes in very tangible ways.

By: Amy L. Sullivan

Amy L. Sullivan — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:05:22 +0000

wow, wow, wow.

By: Mia

Mia — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:35:05 +0000

Hi Lisa
I have walked such a labyrinth a few years ago at Hogsback, the village that inspired The Lord of The Rings. I had two little girls walking with me and we had so much fun together.
Blessings XX
Mia

By: beverley

beverley — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:07:54 +0000

Beautiful. It always feels good to come here. I have wanted to walk a prayer labyrinth for some time, maybe it’s time to find out where there is one and make plans,

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 04:36:05 +0000

I have heard of prayer labyrinths, but I have never experienced one. I loved reading about your experience and your description.

I remember that tornado and the sadness that we all felt over the church’s and the pastor’s loss.

By: Ceil

Ceil — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 23:24:18 +0000

Hi Lisa! This photo just speaks to me. I love the idea of a group of prayer friends doing this together. How meditative and reflective it must have been… And the history of that site, wow. How powerful! I wonder what insights have come to the many who walked it.

And you used your time for praise and thanks. Those are the best prayers, I think.

Thank you for sharing this today. I’m going to remember that photo for a while.
Ceil

By: tcavey

tcavey — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:29:14 +0000

How beautiful! God does make beautiful things out of the chaos of our lives. It can be hard to understand and even to trust at times, but God is with us even when it doesn’t “feel” like it.

Thanks for sharing this. It’s a great post.