{"id":3774,"date":"2025-05-14T12:34:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T17:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/?page_id=3774"},"modified":"2025-05-14T20:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T01:35:07","slug":"about-copy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/valleymethodist.org\/staging\/4249\/about-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Prayer Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3774\" class=\"elementor elementor-3774\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31d74d29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31d74d29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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Groundbreaking took place on May 8, 2025 with a small prayer ceremony and construction is expected to continue through the summer. \u00a0<\/p><p>The key elements of the Prayer Garden include:<\/p><ol><li>A Labyrinth<\/li><li>The Angel of Hope<\/li><li>Memorial Plaques<\/li><li>Seating<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8b1b40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8b1b40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a7dc7f\" data-id=\"3a7dc7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac4aa66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"ac4aa66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Labyrinth<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1801\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1801\"><p>The Prayer Garden is anchored by a Labyrinth, which is an ancient symbol of a journey.\u00a0 When staying on the circuitous path, one finds their way to the heart of the labyrinth, which represents a personal or communal goal.<\/p><p>Many forms of labyrinths exist in the world today.\u00a0 The oldest intact labyrinth in the floor of a church is found in the Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France.\u00a0 It was conceived during the Crusades as a tool for prayer for those unable to make the dangerous and expensive journey to the Holy Lands.\u00a0 The model of labyrinth used in the Prayer Garden is the Classical Greek design found on the island of Crete dating back to the ancient Minoan civilization and served as the model for the Chartres Cathedral Labyrinth in the medieval period.<\/p><p>Labyrinths today are used in diverse ways as a form of walking meditation.\u00a0 They are used in spiritual and secular settings as a tool for prayer and contemplation.\u00a0 This tool is used in multi-faceted ways, especially in the process of healing in the midst of transition, trauma, loss, and conflict. \u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1802\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1802\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The Angel of Hope<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1802\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1802\"><p>The Angel of Hope name comes from a best-selling book and television movie called <em>The Christmas Box<\/em> by Richard Paul Evans, who inspired this statue. In the story, an elderly woman mourns the death of her little daughter by making regular trips to the child\u2019s grave, which is marked with an angel statue (Angel of Hope). The statue evokes a profound and miraculous connection between mother and child and helps convey valuable lessons about the true meaning of life to others. This simple, non-religious but spiritual story has brought hope to thousands of parents who have endured the death of a child.<\/p><p>In 1996, in response to reports that grieving parents were actually seeking out the statue described in the book, Evans commissioned an angel statue to stand in the City Cemetery in Salt Lake City, which served as the setting for his book. Although the story is mostly fiction, the angel monument once existed in the cemetery, but is thought to have since been destroyed.<\/p><p>Once the statue was erected, people from all over the country flocked to the Salt Lake City cemetery seeking solace from their own loss and hope for the future.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1803\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1803\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Memorial Plaques<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1803\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1803\"><p>The names of the children remembered by the families of Ryker&#8217;s Rainbow will be listed at no cost to the family on the Memorial Wall surrounding the northeastern boundary of the Prayer Labyrinth.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1804\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1804\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Seating<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1804\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1804\"><p>Multiple memorial benches and seating options are being created throughout the garden to allow for family and community reflection.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee345f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ee345f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We are still raising funds to complete the landscaping around the garden. Your donation is greatly appreciated!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a22f5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e4a22f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ppay.co\/8L2lsQoCZ7U\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64157fd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64157fd2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ad70cc0\" data-id=\"4ad70cc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d46e60f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d46e60f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2a34e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2a34e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Valley's Partnership with Ryker's Rainbow<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5b9e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca5b9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #1c73c9;\"><em><strong>(excerpt from Rev. Wren&#8217;s &#8220;WORD&#8221; in Valley&#8217;s\u00a0weekly newsletter)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p><p><em>June 20, 2020 I was 7 months pregnant. I stood outside Labor and Delivery room 13 uncertain how I was going to have the strength to open the door.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>God&#8217;s grace pushed the door open.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em>I walked in and saw light streaming in the window. Nurses were at work and Hans stood\u00a0next to Lacey as she cradled their beloved son Ryker.\u00a0\u00a0I set up the hospital bedside table like a miniature altar and listened to the beautiful and heartbreaking story of Ryker&#8217;s birth. I began to wonder how I would have the strength to hold this baby and baptize him.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>God&#8217;s grace cradled me.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em>As I stood and received Ryker into my arms a sense of peace washed over me unlike any I have ever known. While the room had now received myself and an additional doctor and the space was especially large, there was still an overwhelming presence of the Holy that filled every cubic foot. The \u201cgreat cloud of witnesses\u201d was palpable.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>God&#8217;s grace baptized Ryker.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em>When it was time for me to leave, I didn\u2019t really want to. There was such a presence of God&#8217;s Kingdom that I felt I\u2019d lose it once I left. The pandemic was raging and so much in my life, in the community, in the world felt unsure and especially frightening. 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