Labyrinth Experience for Educators 2025

The SDS team animated the Labyrinth spiritual experience for educators on Wednesday of Holy Week. This year’s theme was “Finding Your Way to Hope,” for which educators were invited to book a one-hour slot to walk through this personal experience. During the event, priests were available for participants to speak with and celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation.

Held during the Easter recess, educators were invited to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what truly matters. This year’s Labyrinth aimed to rekindle hope through a series of prayerful activities that followed one another, inspired by the biblical narrative of Jesus calming the storm on the Sea of Galilee, accompanied by the splendid visuals of Rembrandt’s painting from the same event. Participants could then navigate through the engaging and inspiring activities.

They have begun by collecting a sealed seashell, which carries a growing pearl inside, representing their life as a ‘work in progress.’ On their way, participants constructed their paper boat, reminding them of their journeying with others, tied model masts symbolising the Cross of Christ, crumbled paper reminiscent of waves and their worries, shaped playdough in the form of anchors. They rolled open small sails, symbolising their open hearts to the Holy Spirit, which ‘blows where it pleases’. Having arrived at ‘the other shore’, participants were invited to discover what was in their seashells and, in front of the Blessed Sacrament, mould the playdough pearls into shapes that reminded them of God’s work and promises in their lives.

Finally, of course, the Way to Hope is the Way of the Cross that each one is invited to embrace with ever more confidence in the Lord, our Teacher! He surely cares for our well-being and is more than capable of amazing us in shushing the storms of our lives and filling us again and again with hope for the future and commissioning us to help others answer the question: ‘Who can he be that even the wind and waves obey him?’

These are some reflections from educators who have experienced the prayer labyrinth.

“As a group of educators coming together from the same school, our reflections from our group were profound. Thank you! With its winding path and meditative atmosphere, the labyrinth provided us a unique and meaningful experience.”

“I felt so peaceful on this prayer journey.”

“Walking the labyrinth became a form of moving meditation, allowing me to quiet my mind and connect with my inner self on a deeper level.”

“Walking the labyrinth individually but simultaneously with other educators created a shared experience that fostered a sense of camaraderie and connection among our group.”

“Thank you! It was a beautiful experience and much needed.”

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