Contact information: ChristineMerrit@earthlink.net		Christine E. Merritt Certified Labyrinth Facilitator, Physical Therapist, Poet Christine is the founder of Metamorphosis, an organization dedicated to sharing the transforming experience of God through walking prayer. Visit Christine's physical therapy practice webpage Walking the labyrinth has been part of the Christian tradition since the Middle Ages. Christine’s labyrinth is a modified replica of the labyrinth placed in the floor of Chartres Cathedral in France around 1200 AD. Like any spiritual discipline, walking prayer in the labyrinth, can bring us closer to God as we set aside sacred space in which to listen. The labyrinth is a symbol of growth and wholeness. Everything that happens associated with the labyrinth can be understood as metaphor. Christine likes to think of the labyrinth as the Potter’s wheel. “We place ourselves on the Potter’s wheel and ask the Holy Spirit to work in our hearts, transforming us into the likeness of Christ.” Christine is available for informal talks and formal presentations, workshops and retreats for a negotiable fee plus travel expenses. To schedule an event or for more information email Christine at: christinemerrit@earthlink.net Labyrinths can be of real value to organizations and groups for many occasions. Some of the ways labyrinths can be used include: Celebrating events like ground breakings, dedications, or anniversaries Grieving a loss as a community Ritual of a life transition Seeking guidance on a particular concern Collective Prayer for a common concern like Peace or Social Justice As part of the Liturgical Prayer Cycle for meditation on Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, or Pentecost Building Community Patients I may not leave a Masterpiece. But I have touched their bodies, They have massaged my heart With their souls. We know the coming of age Each instant brings And happy the heart that sings Of this days’ tomorrow. How the tear that glistens in your Eye Glides down your cheek with Mine Into the river of forever. This moment of togetherness Speaks of a life we know of old And we’ll become again. When every now becomes The one of everlasting. Hearts know. They tenderly embrace, While you and I still Hover between hello And the next treasure. Continuous revelation, The wonder of remembering Some small forgotten Movement of my own Dances with your doing. Your gifts are more than wounds, The taste of your shining, The joy of your breath, The return of your spirit Brings me home to us.
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