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Eagle Scout Project Provides Labyrinth to Loganville FUMC

The labyrinth will be open to the community.

By Chuck Bagley

Consecration of labyrinth in memory of Jimmy and Elizabeth Little was held on Sunday, July 28th, at Loganville First United Methodist Church. The labyrinth was completed as an Eagle Scout Project by Daniel Prudent, Boy Scout Troop 536, and was given by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Little in memory of his parents. The labyrinth will be open to the community. It is located adjacent to and across the street from The Loganville City Town Green.

What Is A Labyrinth? (Source: The Labyrinth Society)

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"A labyrinth is a single path or unicursal tool for personal, psychological and spiritual transformation. Labyrinths are thought to enhance right brain activity."

Why Do We Walk Labyrinths? (Source: Labyrinth Guild of New England)

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"In its simplest form the labyrinth is a walking meditative path.  It can be used individually as an alternative to sitting meditation.  Because it requires no figuring out, one can simply walk, allow the mind to quiet, and let the body take over.  We may walk, dance, or crawl the path, doing what the body calls forth; there are no rules, there is no right or wrong way.  The labyrinth is also widely used as a group meditation activity.  Walking on a painted canvas that is a replica of the Chartres labyrinth or outdoors between the stone outlines of the Cretan labyrinth pattern evokes thoughts of our interactions with each other on life’s journey.  It becomes a metaphor for life.

The labyrinth is often described as a three-fold path. Upon entering one begins the symbolic path of purgation, or releasing and letting go.  The center represents illumination and opening to the Divine.  The return path is union, taking the walk’s benefits back into our lives.  But we do not walk the path alone; others share our journey.  On the labyrinth someone may be walking ahead of us at a pace we find difficult to follow.  Our choice then becomes to stay behind and walk at another’s pace or go around them and honor our own body’s rhythm.  There are times when we may come face to with a fellow journeyer.  Will we greet them with a smile or even a hug, or will we remain within ourselves and continue on the path?  There is no right or wrong way; the choice is ours to make.  It is in these moments that the labyrinth’s mystery and sacredness become apparent.  We begin to take a look at how we are in life about our chosen path and at those with whom we walk.  We have the opportunity to consider what is important, what we call sacred."


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