LTRP Note: Labyrinths are part of the present day contemplative prayer movement. They have their roots in pagan history as we have documented at Lighthouse Trails Research. The article below is another example how mysticism is entering Christianity.
“Following the path of prayer: Labyrinth dedicated at EMU”
By Laura Lehman Amstutz
Eastern Mennonite University
HARRISONBURG, Va. – Building a prayer labyrinth on the campus of Eastern Mennonite University has been a 15-year dream for professor of spiritual formation Wendy Miller. On Oct. 13, that dream came true as Miller and others dedicated the prayer labyrinth on the hill northwest of the Eastern Mennonite Seminary building.
“Building the labyrinth was a bit like a labyrinth itself,” Miller said at the dedication ceremony. “There were all kinds of twists and turns.
“Even though we knew we were moving forward, it wasn’t always obvious that we were moving toward the center.”
From the dream, spawned by Miller and a number of seminary students, others began to get excited about the idea. Brian Martin Burkholder, campus pastor at EMU, had been thinking about how the university might best use some grant money to facilitate spiritual formation in an ongoing way.Click here to read more.
