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“We are all mediators for one another with Christ by our charity, by our sharing in his cross, by our love and humility in taking upon ourselves the sins of the world.”  Thomas Merton

Mepkin Abbey’s Meditation Garden of Truth & Reconciliation is a new feature created to foster a greater understanding and empathy amongst people of different views and backgrounds through our shared past, shared pain and shared desire for reconciliation.

The garden is just outside the Henry Laurens family graveyard, incorporating the story of the slaves who once worked the plantation during Laurens’ time.

The central figure in the garden is a sculpture that has been situated where those who were enslaved lie in unmarked graves, buried along with Native Americans. The sculpture, titled “Thy Father’s Hand,” features the crucified Christ in the Hand of God.

A path features seven stations that call out points of history and moments of reflection encouraging a journey to greater understanding.

Meditation Garden News

Atlantic Slave Trade

Atlantic Slave Trade

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The Stations

The Stations

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Prayer Prayed at Unnamed Graves

Prayer Prayed at Unnamed Graves

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If you are in a financial position, please consider making a donation to Mepkin to help us sustain our life of prayer.

To donate online, click here, or you may send a check to Mepkin Abbey, 1098 Mepkin Abbey Road, Moncks Corner, SC 29461.

Thank you and God bless you and your loved ones.

Fr. Joe TedescoSuperior, Mepkin Abbey

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