Tuesday, August 28, 2007

My dearest God,

I found the labyrinth today. It had been covered up with debris and lack of vision. I was actually looking for a spot where we could create a labyrinth, a beautiful walk to God. All of a sudden I found myself in a circle of trees, under a leafy canopy. "This is it." A voice said to me. "This is the labyrinth." I walked the circle. I could see it, imagine drawn to its center. Inside I knew you were directing this next meditation exercise.

Women retreatants have longed for a labyrinth and so have the youth. My renewal time in 2005 had given an idea to two pilgrims seeking expression. In a Journey with God class they had prepared a labyrinth in our Upper Room. Women had taken time to walk it, not quite sure how its power worked, yet intrigued. That was the beginning. On the women's retreat and later on the youth retreat labyrinths were created. Lighted candles shown their brilliance, allowing participants to find their way to you. And they did.

They still do. In our Sunday morning programming families walked the labyrinth together. Singles. The elderly and the young. The seeker and the skeptic.

It awaits us. Needs us to begin clearing its path. The center is loaded down with dirt, sticks, branches, leaves. A big heap. Underneath your mystery waits to be revealed to the spiritually hungry.

Who knows the direction of the spirituality in our church? Who knows the secrets yet to be revealed? The calls that will come? The challenges that will appear? The hope to be grasped? The love found?

I found the labyrinth today.

Holy God at the center,

we have heard your voice

calling out.

Come!

Draw us close,

so close.

Speak

so we will listen.

Love, Andrea