The Luther Point Labyrinth is designed for campers, retreaters, staff and visitors to use as a way to walk with and be in prayer with God. The labyrinth is located next to Luther Lodge across from the main office and storm shelter.

HOW TO USE A LABYRINTH
There is no right or wrong way to use a labyrinth. Labyrinths can be walked in a slow meditative manner or danced with zeal and fervor. Entering the labyrinth is not even required. Many people simply enjoy sitting and watching others walk. Children are drawn to labyrinths and love to run and chase through them.

One classic process involves three phases:

  1. To the Center (releasing) – Cast off your worries and troubles giving them to God.
  2. In the Center (receiving) – Sit or quietly stand in prayer letting God love you. Be open to hearing God’s words of love for you.
  3. From the Center (renewal) – Giving thanks to God and reconnecting to your life in the world asking God what you are being called to do and be in the world.

You also might want to try one of the following:

  • Take a favorite piece of scripture with you in your mind repeating it over and over such as “Be still and know that I am God.”
  • Bring a question with you into the labyrinth such as… What relationships in my life need healing? How can I use my gifts? Where have I noticed God today?

A BIT OF LABYRINTH HISTORY
All great religions have an aspect of pilgrimage to them. For Christians the sacred place to journey was the Holy Land. During the Middle Ages many Christians took a vow to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, the city where Jesus walked, died and rose from the dead. But by the 12th Century these Holy Places were caught in war and it was too dangerous to journey there. Around this time, at least seven cathedrals contained a labyrinth on the floor. Thousands of people still journey to the Chartres Cathedral in France to walk the labyrinth that was built there.

But the labyrinth’s Christian history even reaches all the way back to the 4th Century Basilica in Algeria, where the words “Santa Eclesia” ( Holy Church) are found at the very center. In Italy, there is a 9th Century wall labyrinth at the St. Lucca Cathedral where Christians traced the pathway with their fingers. Many labyrinths have been found all over the world. In fact, there are still 350 stone labyrinths in Scandinavia where fishermen, as recently as 1900, walked them as a daily ritual for safety and prosperity.

The labyrinth was a sacred path, an ancient symbol that spoke to our spiritual ancestors of their pilgrimage here on earth. The labyrinth at Luther Point offers you a way to “prayer walk”. We invite you to walk the labyrinth as a symbol of your own life’s journey. Walk it with an open heart and mind.