practicing pilgrimage at home and abroad
Even though you might not have an official pilgrimage planned, you can still easily infuse your next trip with a bit of spirituality. Add one of the following activities to your next trip a spiritual journey and see where it leads:
Two months ago, some friends who had journeyed with us through our miscarriage gathered together on the day that the baby we lost would have been due to mark the occasion by installing a labyrinth in our backyard. Given that I’ve written here about this experience feeling like walking a labyrinth, I couldn’t think of a more appropriate way to spend the day—a day on which, for us, the journey still continued.
In preparation for installing our labyrinth, I searched the Internet for instructions on how to create an easy, affordable labyrinth in a backyard and was surprised to not find many tutorials. Because of this, I decided to document our experience and make my own. Below you’ll find instructions for installing a brick garden labyrinth (we chose brick so we could easily mow over it and use the space for other purposes), though you could also make it out of stone or even plantings. It could be neat to do a seasonal one out of flowers that spring up in summer and fade in the fall! Here’s what you’ll need…
This week on the Sacred Ordinary Days Podcast we’re continuing our conversation on the season of Lent with a discussion on the practice of prayer—what it was like for us growing up, how we experience it in our current seasons of life, and what practices and tools have become meaningful along the way.
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Instead, the date on my mind as it draws ever nearer is March 5—the day my baby would be due. Just six months ago and only six weeks in, I had a miscarriage. It was my first pregnancy, and we’ve been struggling to get pregnant since.
Labyrinths—maze-like formations with single, unhindered paths that lead to and from the center—have been used as spiritual tools throughout millennia and across traditions. As humanity entered a new season of awakening over the past few decades, the labyrinth has experienced a resurgence in popularity, becoming a well-known spiritual practice and commonly used tool for the journey.
