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The foolishness of the Anglican's Church's labyrinth
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St. Peters Anglican in River Heights offers the observant a journey inward as the church is rolling out an indoor labyrinth for people to follow at their own pace as they reflect on the stations of the cross.
Barnett shares Leyson's passion for the faith journey but follows a path that is indoors. She facilitates the church's labyrinth, which is being used for the stations of the cross.
The story of Jesus' suffering on Good Friday and resurrection on Easter Sunday have resonated with people throughout the centuries for a reason, adds Barbara Barnett, of St. Peters Anglican Church on Elm Street.
"It's not a story that's out there; it's part of the human story," said the ordained Anglican priest.
"You can stop and reflect and allow the story to take root," said Barnett, the retired spiritual care director at Deer Lodge Centre.
Pilgrims travel in silence at their own pace, reading scriptures at each station.
"You can reflect on the times when you've been betrayed or abandoned and when someone came to help."
Twelve years ago, Barnett discovered the spiritual benefits of the labyrinth. Two weeks later, she received the shock of her life -- her sister had been killed in an accident.
The labyrinth helped her recover. "I worked through my grief."
The labyrinth was there for her again when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, which is now in remission.
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Me: Here we have a spiritually blind female minister leading the equally blind mainline Protestant churchgoers in the Emergent Church's labyrinth, an adept tool of the Devil. To think that Rev. Barnett used to be the spiritual care director at a nursing home telling the soon to be deceased that God would weigh their good works against their "indescretions" and the balance will tip in their favour. The true Gospel of God wasn't given to the dying; if it were so, she would not have been permitted to speak to the patients there. I know, because our Christian group was not permitted to tell the Good News to patients at other nursing homes in Winnipeg.
St. Peters Anglican in River Heights offers the observant a journey inward as the church is rolling out an indoor labyrinth for people to follow at their own pace as they reflect on the stations of the cross.
Barnett shares Leyson's passion for the faith journey but follows a path that is indoors. She facilitates the church's labyrinth, which is being used for the stations of the cross.
The story of Jesus' suffering on Good Friday and resurrection on Easter Sunday have resonated with people throughout the centuries for a reason, adds Barbara Barnett, of St. Peters Anglican Church on Elm Street.
"It's not a story that's out there; it's part of the human story," said the ordained Anglican priest.
"You can stop and reflect and allow the story to take root," said Barnett, the retired spiritual care director at Deer Lodge Centre.
Pilgrims travel in silence at their own pace, reading scriptures at each station.
"You can reflect on the times when you've been betrayed or abandoned and when someone came to help."
Twelve years ago, Barnett discovered the spiritual benefits of the labyrinth. Two weeks later, she received the shock of her life -- her sister had been killed in an accident.
The labyrinth helped her recover. "I worked through my grief."
The labyrinth was there for her again when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, which is now in remission.
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Me: Here we have a spiritually blind female minister leading the equally blind mainline Protestant churchgoers in the Emergent Church's labyrinth, an adept tool of the Devil. To think that Rev. Barnett used to be the spiritual care director at a nursing home telling the soon to be deceased that God would weigh their good works against their "indescretions" and the balance will tip in their favour. The true Gospel of God wasn't given to the dying; if it were so, she would not have been permitted to speak to the patients there. I know, because our Christian group was not permitted to tell the Good News to patients at other nursing homes in Winnipeg.
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