Summer 2022
Labyrinths of Oregon
An insight at Portland's Grotto
- Story by Chris Shine
![Labyrinth at the Grotto](../_files/images/grotto-labyrinth.jpeg)
Photo by Darsey Landoe
THE WORLD HAS a way of bringing you to your knees with suffering as old as the Psalms (38:8) or Lamentations (3:17). At those times, I have walked the labyrinth at The Grotto in the morning to think and pray and remember that wherever my path was taking me, whether the long gentle arcs or the tight sudden twists, the journey was always to the heart of God, that I was never alone, and that at the end—the center—I would find a home in Christ. The labyrinth sometimes tempted me to skip over to a portion I preferred to walk. But at some point I realized that I couldn’t skip out on God’s journey for me. I couldn’t choose only to experience the parts of the labyrinth path (or life path) I found easy or enjoyable. I mean, I could try, it’s just that my route is not a better one than God’s, no matter how smart I think I might be.
–Chris Shine, University of Portland’s associate director of major gifts
In addition to The Grotto, please find more of the region's special labyrinths below:
The Grotto Portland, Oregon
Located in the Upper Garden. Open every day from 9 a.m.–8:30 p.m. and requires admission. Visit thegrotto.org for more information.
![Mount Tabor labyrinth](../_files/images/mount-tabor-labyrinth.jpeg)
Photo by Rev. Carley Friesen
Open to the public. Visit taborspace.org for information.
![Happy Valley labyrinth](../_files/images/happy-valley-labyrinth.jpeg)
Photo by Stephen Shibley
Next to Veterans Memorial Park. Open to the public.
![Trinity labyrinth](../_files/images/trinity-labyrinth.jpeg)
Photo by Danny Lennox Bronson
![Bandon Labyrinth](../_files/images/bandon-labyrinth.jpeg)
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Check out sandypathbandon.com/public-schedule for the summer 2022 calendar.
![The Halls Hill Lookout and Labyrinth](../_files/images/halls-labyrinth.jpg)
Photo by Warren Lynn. Used with permission; all rights reserved
The Halls Hill Lookout and Labyrinth Bainbridge Island, Washington
Overlooks Blakely Harbor on Bainbridge Island near Seattle. It is open to the public, dawn to dusk. Learn more at biparksfoundation.org/halls-hill.
Find more labyrinths at labyrinthlocator.com.