The labyrinth is a place where we can open ourselves to the Holy Spirit. We can ask for guidance and pray for ourselves and our loved ones. It calms the confused mind and the chaotic, fearful heart. The healing power of gratitude often visits the heart. This is a spiritual form that is open to people of many faiths and spiritual disciplines.
People come to walk it for countless reasons.
For many it is a way of centring themselves, slowing down, taking time to reflect. Others walk it for insight during times of transition in their lives. Its also common for people to come to walk the paths of the labyrinth to commemorate anniversaries, both joyful and grief-filled. People walk it before significant times in their lives such as the beginning of a new job or before surgery. The Rev. April Stanley began the Labyrinth project at St. Paul's.