What is sacred space?
Sacred space can mean many things. It is a place where we make room for the sacred. It may mean different things at different stages of our lives. This space is one way we respond to the Spirit of Life, to Christ within us, to a Spirit that seeks fuller expression in all the areas of our lives. A labyrinth is one example of sacred space. A garden is another. And a meditation room is yet another. At home I asked women in their 20s and 30s where, when, and how they recognize sacred space in their lives. Several had a one-word answerhome. Their homes are the sacred spaces they create for themselves. hey experience home as sanctuary with everything in order, a place providing calm and healing. One young woman shared her need for order as part of home as sacred space. When her husband cleans up, he asks her where things belong, because he values her need for sanctuary. Nature is another place where many find their sacred spaces. One woman spoke of oceans. Another shared how the sounds and s
