Begin with a few moments to quiet your body, heart and mind. Be aware of where you are on your personal journey at this time in your life, and what it is you bring to this time of walking prayer.

Be aware of God's presence with you, and invite the Spirit to be your guide.

Please walk with soft clean shoes, socks, or bare feet.

Quietly approach the entrance to the path. Pause there and, when you are ready, begin your walk. Enter the labyrinth as long as it is not crowded.

Listen to your breathing, and set your own pace. Allow yourself to move as spontaneously as possible. Trust your own rhythm, and listen to your body's desire to dance, skip, run, walk very slowly, or stop along the way. Let the experience unfold without expectation.

Pass others if you feel a need to move at a faster pace, and allow others to do the same.

You will walk the same path both ways, so you will meet others along the way. Simply step aside if you meet someone going the opposite direction, let them pass, and continue your walk.

When you come to the center, remain there quietly for as long as you need to --- waiting, listening, open, attentive --- present to the Divine Presence within you.

When you are ready, return by walking the path back out, carrying in your heart what you have received.

INTEGRATION
Scripture reminds us that what we receive as a gift we are to give as a gift. You can deepen and integrate your walking prayer into your life by taking time afterward to reflect on your experience.

You might consider:

• Journaling your experience - draw, paint, write a poem!
  
  
• Sharing your experience with someone you trust.
  
  
• Letting what the path has taught you transform the way you live your life.