02 March 2007
Lost in Wonder finds fans worldwide
Over 5,000 people have a taken a journey through an online
prayer labyrinth since it was launched by The Methodist Church in
October last year. Lost in Wonder offers a place for meditative
prayer for anyone at their computer, and the response from visitors
has been overwhelmingly positive.
The site has recently been revamped with background music and an
online gallery where people can share the paintings they can create
as part of their journey through the labyrinth. In response to
public demand, a standalone version is being developed, so that
people can use the labyrinth even when not connected to the
Internet.
Some of the comments received about the labyrinth include: 'I can't
believe the É gentle peace that I am experiencing from going on the
journey of your Labyrinth'; 'What a wonderful discovery Ð the
labyrinth is an excellent aid to spiritual experience on this
Monday afternoon.'; 'It was a fairly swift journey today to explore
what was being offered. I shall encourage others to use Lost in
Wonder, and I will return to have a more reflective journey.'
One surprise has been the number of visitors from overseas. The
Revd Michaela Youngson, who oversaw the project, said 'although we
speak of the world wide web, it still comes as a little shock to
realise that people from all over the world are visiting Lost in
Wonder. It is also great to receive positive comments from people
with such a wide variety of church backgrounds. It was never
designed to be just for British Methodists, and so I'm delighted to
see that we are helping all sorts of people in so many
places.'
The address for the labyrinth is www.lostinwonder.org.uk/